Benchmarking infection control training and practice in Africa: A long-term strategy needed now - 31/03/20
Doi : 10.1016/j.ajic.2019.07.017
Rodgers Rodriguez Ayebare, MB ChB, DTM&H, CIC a, ⁎ 
, Faridah Mayanja, MSc b
, Faridah Mayanja, MSc b a Global Health Security Department, Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
b Prevention Care and Treatment, Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
⁎Address correspondence to Rodgers Rodriguez Ayebare, MB ChB, DTM&H, CIC, Global Health Security Department, Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University, PO Box 22418, Kampala, Uganda.Global Health Security DepartmentInfectious Diseases Institute, Makerere UniversityPO Box 22418KampalaUganda
Highlights |
• | The era of EVD outbreaks has brought IPC into the spotlight in Africa. |
• | Interventions to create safe environments are always rushed and are not sustainable. |
• | Deploying a benchmarked approach is key to sustaining IPC capacity once outbreaks end. |
| Conflicts of interest: None to report. |
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Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.. Publié par Elsevier Masson SAS. Tous droits réservés.
Vol 48 - N° 4
P. 465-466 - avril 2020 Retour au numéro
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