New National IPC/WASH Malawian Society
At the conclusion of ICAN’s recent WASH training Professor Shaheen Mehtar presented Dr Andrew Likaka, Director of Quality Services Malawian Government with the constitution document for the newly established Malawi National IPC/WASH Society. The ICAN WASH training was successful with 40 participants trained from 14 different African countries.
Scoping of clinical documentation and guidance from African countries
ICAN are currently scoping clinical documentation and guidance from African countries, regions and organization/societies in the following areas: 1. Evidence-based surgical antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines/protocols issued over the last 5 years 2. IPC documents/policies/tools which describe what are considered MINIMUM STANDARDS/REQUIREMENTS for IPC at the national and/or the facility level (including if available, different types of facilities, i.e. acute HCFs, […]
WHO supports cholera vaccination in critical States of the Northwest region
The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting health authorities in Zamfara with the necessary preparation for the implementation of the first Oral Cholera Vaccination (OCV) campaigns. Similar activity and assistance will be provided to Katsina and Kebbi States. With financial support from GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, these vaccination campaigns will directly protect 808,795 inhabitants of […]
South Sudan strategizes towards strengthening the health systems to improve the quality and coverage of immunization services
To improve immunization outcomes in South Sudan, the Ministry of Health with support from WHO and partners conducted an annual joint appraisal of the country’s immunization programme from 6 to 9 November 2018. The Joint Appraisal is a multi-stakeholder review of the implementation of the progress and performance of Gavi’s vaccine and cash grant support, […]
Health workers trained on Compassionate use of the Ebola vaccine
As the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak escalates in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda is ticking all the boxes to ensure that the country is able to respond effectively should there be a confirmed case of Ebola in the country. As of 13th November 2018, there were 295 confirmed cases with 209 death […]