IPC - Infection Prevention and Control
Tracking Foodborne Illness: ICAP in Eurasia Strengthens Surveillance of Salmonella in Moldova
In 2023 and 2024, Moldova observed a notable rise in salmonella cases, underscoring the urgent need for advanced tools to detect and investigate outbreaks. Salmonella is the leading cause of hospitalizations and deaths linked to foodborne illness. Resistance to...
ICAP Supports Armenia in Investigating and Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance and Health Care-Associated Infections
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a significant challenge to health care systems worldwide and is a growing public health concern in Armenia. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the use of antibiotics in Armenia increased significantly; patient misuse,...
ICAP in Ukraine Develops Electronic Hand Hygiene Monitoring Tool for Health Care Facilities
Hand hygiene is a core approach to reducing health care-associated infections and ensuring patient safety during medical care. In Ukraine, however, the Ukrainian Public Health Center (UPHC) found that 44.3 percent of health care workers lack effective hand rubbing...


