IPC - Infection Prevention and Control
Jul 17, 2026 | News, Stories from the Field
In early September 2025, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) confirmed its 16th Ebola virus disease outbreak since the disease was first identified in 1976. The epicenter was Bulape Health Zone in Kasai Province, which lies in the south-central part of the...
May 11, 2026 | News, Stories from the Field
Severely strained due to war, Ukraine’s health system faces significant challenges, including mass casualties and prolonged hospitalizations that facilitate the spread of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Among these, infections with carbapenem-resistant...
Feb 9, 2026 | News
In close collaboration with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ICAP has been supporting a comprehensive infection prevention and control (IPC) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) strengthening initiative in Georgia to address the growing...
Oct 28, 2025 | News
ICAP in Ukraine implemented an environmental cleaning training initiative across Ukrainian hospitals to strengthen infection prevention and control (IPC) practices – an essential step toward reducing the spread of health care-associated infections. The multi-stage...
Oct 3, 2025 | News
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...