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Implementing infection prevention and control capacity building strategies within the context of Ebola outbreak in a “Hard-to-Reach” area of Liberia
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Oji, Michael Ogbonnaya Haile, Mesfin Baller, April Tremblay, Nathalie Mahmoud, Nuha Amin Gasasira, Alex Ladele, Victor Cooper, Catherine N. Kateh, Francis Ndivo Nyenswah, Tolbert G. Nsubuga, Peter |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Abstract | Introduction In August 2014, WHO declared that Ebola outbreak ravaging West Africa including Liberia had become a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Infection prevention and control (IPC) among healthcare workers was pivotal in reducing healthcare worker infection and containing the recent EVD outbreak. Hard to reach areas (HTRA) presents peculiar challenges in public health emergencies. We present the result of IPC capacity building strategies deployed in Gbarpolu County: an HTRA of Liberia. Methods Between April to October 2015, we conducted IPC training and mentorship at the county, district and facility levels in a selected HTRA of Liberia using the keep Safe, Keep Serving manual and the WHO core components of infection control. Serial follow-up assessments and mentoring using the Liberian Minimum standard tool for safe care in Liberian health facilities (MST) were done. Results 180 (100%) facility based healthcare workers were trained: including 59 clinicians (32%) and 121 (67%) non-clinicians. 100% of the healthcare workers in four selected very HTRAs were trained and underwent facility based-mentorship. Compliance with IPC practice increased: the MST score increased from 75% to 90% and for the MST score for waste management and isolation increased 60% to 87%. Conclusion Strengthening the capacity of healthcare workers for IPC was instrumental for containing the EVD epidemic but also critical for routine safe and quality services. A culture of IPC among healthcare workers in HTRA can be implemented through capacity building and training. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.11604/pamj.2018.31.107.15517 |
| PubMed reference number | 31037168 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 31 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/31/107/pdf/107.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2018.31.107.15517 |
| Journal | The Pan African medical journal |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
