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WEEKLY BULLETIN ON OUTBREAKS AND OTHER EMERGENCIES Week 35: 26 August to 1 September 2024

Blood Culture Stewardship

UPCOMING WEBINAR: BLOOD CULTURE STEWARDSHIP SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 | NOON – 1:00 P.M. ET Only one more week until our webinar on blood culture stewardship and the current U.S. blood culture bottle shortage! Join the Virginia Infection Prevention Training Center for a FREE webinar on Blood Culture Stewardship featuring Dr. Valeria Fabre, Associate Medical Director […]

2024 Global Handwashing Day

Join us on Wednesday, September 11, at 12PM UTC for our annual Global Handwashing Day Briefing Call! During this meeting, we’ll share more details on this year’s campaign theme, resources, and key messages with Global Handwashing Day celebrants. We’ll also use this time to coordinate Global Handwashing Day activities and hear from celebrants around the […]

International meeting on implementation of the WHO global action plan and global monitoring framework on infection prevention and control

ICAN had actively contributed to the development and revision of the WHO global strategy and the WHO global action plan and global monitoring framework on infection prevention and control. On 27-29 August, the WHO infection prevention and control (IPC) Unit and Hub convened a meeting in Geneva, of international IPC experts, including members of the […]

5-day Basic IPC for District Healthcare Managers Course

14 participants enrolled for the 5-day Basic IPC for District Healthcare Managers Course at Brooklyn Chest Hospital, 15-16, 21-23 August 2024.

AFRO-Mpox Bulletin – 23 August 2024

IPDIC module on Decontamination and Device Reprocessing

An exciting start to the IPDIC module on Decontamination and Device Reprocessing with our amazing first and second-year students! The enthusiasm and dedication of the Tutors and the Students are truly inspiring. Looking forward to the next two weeks of learning, growth, discussions and innovation thinking!