PASQUALE - A long-term partnership to improve hand hygiene and capacity building in infection prevention and control in the Faranah region of Guinea

Int J Med Microbiol. 2024 Feb 5;314:151612. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2024.151612. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAcross the globe, hand hygiene (HH) is promoted to fight the spread of healthcare associated infections. Despite multiplongoing HH campaigns and projects, the healthcare associated infection rates remain high especially in low- and middle-income countries. In the narrative overview presented here, we aim to share objectives, framework, successes and challenges of our long-term partnership in Guinea to offer guidance for other projects aiming to sustainably improve HH.PMID:38394878 | DOI:10.1016/j.ijmm.2024.151612

Source: International Journal of Medical Microbiology - February 23, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Anna Borodova Aziz Amadou Diallo Rebekah Wood Ousmane Tounkara Carlos Rocha Mouctar Bayo Lena Landsmann Mahamoud Sama Cherif Matthias Borchert Carolin Meinus Ibrahima Nab é Sekou Doumbouya Kamis Mamadou Diallo Mamadou Diallo Mardjan Arvand Sophie A M ül Source Type: research