IPC - Infection Prevention and Control
Oct 20, 2023 | News
In September, the first cohort of trainees graduated from ICAP’s Infection Prevention and Control Advanced Training Program, a six-month advanced, competency-based certificate course that enables health care workers in Ethiopia to deepen their knowledge, skills, and...
Aug 30, 2023 | News, Stories from the Field
Representatives from 20 hospitals and ministries of health in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda gathered in Mombasa, Kenya, from August 1-3 to exchange lessons learned and strategies for infection prevention and control (IPC) compliance. The three-day meeting was...
Dec 22, 2022 | News, Stories from the Field
High-Level CDC Foundation Team Visits ICAP-Supported IPC Facilities in Ethiopia related to COVID-19 Screening, Monitoring, Isolation and Cohorting (COSMIC) Project In March 2020, Ethiopia reported its first COVID-19 case signaling the emerging threats to Ethiopia’s...
Oct 25, 2022 | News
The Uganda Ministry of Health declared an outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the Western and Central region of Uganda in September 2022. By October 20, 2022, 65 EVD cases were confirmed, 27 people had died, and 1,636 contacts of cases had been listed, with new...
May 25, 2022 | News
In Sierra Leone, ICAP at Columbia University is supporting the improvement of infection prevention and control (IPC) practices across the health system, making important gains in addressing health care obstacles exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. ICAP partners with...