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Improving Infection Prevention and Control Practices at Health Facilities in Resource-Limited Settings: SIAPS Technical Report

On July 22, 2016 in Antimicrobial Resistance, Ethiopia, Namibia, South Africa, Technical Report

Infection prevention and control (IPC) is essential to reduce the spread of health facility-acquired (nosocomial) infections, including drug-resistant ones. The USAID-funded Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS) Program’s goal in global technical assistance in IPC is to reduce the development and spread of nosocomial infections and antimicrobial resistance. This contributes to an … Read more

Antimicrobial Resistance, B Phulu, continuous quality improvement, Ethiopian, infection control assessment tool, Infection prevention and control, J Briggs, Jordan, M Ntengu, Namibia, South Africa, T Andualem, Technical Report, W Getahun, W Goredema

Health Facility Assessment on Availability of the 13 Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Commodities Prioritized by the UN Commission on Life-Saving Commodities for Women and Children

On March 28, 2016 in Assessment, Ethiopia, RMNCH, Supply Chain Management, Technical Report

Every day, about 800 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. Although great strides have been made in reducing global child mortality, newborns now account for 44% of all childhood deaths. Ethiopia contributes to more than 4% of all global maternal deaths, which were estimated at 1,300 in 2013. In 2010, the … Read more

A Korra, Assessment, commodities, E Ejigu, Ethiopia, H Tadeg, Reproductive Maternal Newborn and Child Health, RMNCH, Supply chain management, Technical Report, W Getahun

Strengthening Local Capacity to Establish or Improve Performance of Drug and Therapeutics Committees in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

On October 14, 2015 in Capacity Building, Conference, Ethiopia, Presentation, South Africa, Swaziland

Getahun W., Berrada S., Joshi M.P., Mulongo R., Tuala Tuala R., Shongwe K., Ludman M., Bay N. Strengthening Local Capacity to Establish or Improve Performance of Drug and Therapeutics Committees in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Poster presented at the 75th International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) World Congress, Dusseldorf, Germany, 29 September to 3 October 2015.

capacity building, Conference, Drug and Therapeutics Committee, DTC, Ethiopia, Jordan, K Shongwe, M Ludman, N Bay, Poster Presentation, R Mulongo, RT Tuala, S Berrada. MP Joshi, South Africa, Swaziland, W Getahun

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