Abstract
Hand hygiene is an important measure to reduce the risk of infections related to care proceedings. WHO proposes to use alcohol-based hand rubas a strategy for improving hand hygiene in health care settings. As part oftheimplementation of this strategy, Senegal has initiated anational action planfor the installation ofmanufacturing unitsin hospital pharmaciesand national medicinessuppliers.
Highlights
Hand hygiene is an important measure to reduce the risk of infections related to care proceedings
The objective is to strengthen the capacity ofall pharmaciesin thelocal manufacturingof the product and to assess the capabilities of each structure to house a manufacturing unit. To install these units the Minister of Health signed a circular allowing us to do a situational analysis of pharmacies
In Senegal is located one of the pilot hospital of the African Patient Safety Partnerships Program supported by the WHO for local production of alcohol-based hand rub
Summary
Hand hygiene is an important measure to reduce the risk of infections related to care proceedings. P151: National action plan for the local production of alcohol-based hand rub for hand hygiene in Senegalese hospitals: situational analysis D Faye1*, A Ndir2, R Kande3, B Ndoye1 From 2nd International Conference on Prevention and Infection Control (ICPIC 2013) Geneva, Switzerland.
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