dc.contributor.author | Ministry of Health and Child Care | |
dc.contributor.author | Dr Una V Reid | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-05-02T10:16:08Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-05-02T10:16:08Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-05-01 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://zdhr.uz.ac.zw/xmlui/handle/123456789/701 | |
dc.description.abstract | The purpose of the Guidelines is to provide health workers, managers and supervisors the
standards and criteria against which to measure safe practice in infection prevention and
control. Additionally, it provides relevant information for communities and those providing
Home-Based Care.
The East, Central and Southern African College of Nursing (ECSACON) initiated the
preparation of the Guidelines and supporting activities. A team of senior nurses, members
of ECSACON, from Kenya, Malawi, Swaziland, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe designed an
assessment tool for the collection of data on infection prevention and control practices.
Subsequently, nurses from Malawi, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe conducted assessment
studies in their countries.
The findings of the three countries studies were presented at the 32nd Conference of
Health Ministers held in Swaziland in October 2000. The significance of the findings moved
the Ministers to pass resolution (CRHC/RHMC32/R5), indicating that countries should be
assisted to develop and/or strengthen their infection prevention and control practices.
In response to the resolution, World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa in
partnership with the East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC)
recruited a consultant Dr.Una V. Reid to assist countries in the development and/or
strengthening of their infection prevention and control policies and guidelines, and to
develop a related training programme. This work resulted in the prototype Manual of
Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines, which provided a framework and details for
the establishment of infection prevention and control in all health care facilities
(government, mission and private), homes and communities. These Guidelines have now
been updated by a multi-disciplinary team with the support of CDC- Zimbabwe.
The Guidelines are very comprehensive but simple to follow and are appropriate for use by
all disciplines. They are designed with sections, which outline the different aspects of
infection prevention and control that may be adapted/adopted to meet specific
institutional or community requirements. However, like all guidelines, they should be
considered a work in progress.
Infection prevention and control practices are a multidisciplinary endeavour, and require
compliance by all categories and levels of staff. Such compliance is obligatory to the
prevention and control of hospital associated/nosocomial and other infections in the health
care facilities and settings, as well as in the community. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Ministry of Health and Child Care, PEPFAR, CDC Zimbabwe, World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Ministry of Health and Child Care | en_US |
dc.subject | Infection Prevention | en_US |
dc.subject | Infection Control in Zimbabwe | en_US |
dc.subject | Safe practice in infection prevention and control | en_US |
dc.subject | Infection prevention and control practices | en_US |
dc.subject | Infection prevention and control in all health care facilities | en_US |
dc.title | National Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines | en_US |
dc.title.alternative | Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines of Zimbabwe | en_US |
dc.type | Technical Report | en_US |