Challenges regarding the control of environmental sources of contamination in healthcare settings in low-and middle income countries – a narrative review
Click here to view a new article published by Professor Sade Ogunsola and Professor Shaheen Mehtar as featured in the journal of Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control (2020)
COVID-19 External Situation Report 2nd June 2020
From 24 to 31 May 2020, no new confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) have been reported in Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The source of infection of the cluster reported in April 2020 remains unconfirmed. From 24 to 31 May 2020, an average of […]
WEBINAR SERIES ON INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL FOR COVID-19
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Position Statement from ICAN and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention on the use of disinfection tunnels or disinfectant spraying of humans
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the Infection Control African Network (ICAN) are concerned about the use of chemical disinfection sprays or tunnels with chemical disinfection or ultra violet rays (UV-C). This practice has been frequently observed in media reports and included in local disinfection policies and protocols for healthcare […]
COVID-19 External Situation Report 26 May 2020
From 18 to 24 May 2020, no new confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) have been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The definitive source of infection of the cluster reported in April 2020 remains unidentified. In the last seven days, two historic probable cases were validated, from people who had onset […]
COVID-19 External Situation Report 20 May 2020
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak continues to advance in the WHO African Region since the first case was reported on 25 February 2020 in Algeria. Confirmed cases of COVID-19 have now been recorded in all the 47 Member States in the WHO African Region. While there are variations among countries, the overall numbers of […]
ISID Research Grant and ISID/ESCMID Fellowship
The International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) have announced that applications for ISID’s Research Grants and ISID/ESCMID Fellowship are now open. ISID’s research grants are one of the Society’s signature programs and are instrumental in fulfilling ISID’s commitment to funding researchers from countries which bear the greatest burden of infectious disease. To date over 175 […]
Infection Control Africa Network Celebrates Hand Hygiene Day 5th May 2020!!
‘Let’s fight this together,’ urges Nigerian COVID-19 survivor
Thirty-five-year old Salihu Umar was diagnosed with COVID-19 after returning from a six-day trip to London in March 2020. Although asymptomatic, he tested positive and underwent treatment. Having recovered and back with his family in the Nigerian capital Abuja, the father of three stresses the importance of getting tested especially after having travelled to an […]