keyword: | injection safety |
HIV Prevention Knowledge Base Entry
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Addressing injection safety helps prevent the medical transmission of HIV and other bloodborne pathogens to patients and health care workers. |
Inadequate and unsafe blood supply causes avoidable deaths and transmits infectious diseases, including HIV. Preventing transfusion of unsafe blood |
Drug use is a major factor in the spread of HIV infection in many settings. Sharing equipment used for injecting drugs transmits HIV, and drug us |
Technical Consultation Material
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September 2012, Guatemala - |
Report
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In 2012, AIDSTAR-One conducted a study using geographic information systems in order to determine the location and condition of waste treatment equ |
Continuing work from the Making Medical Injections Safer project, USAID/Nigeria asked AIDSTAR-One to provide injection safety technical assistance |
In Ethiopia, ensuring a sufficient and sustainable supply of infection prevention and patient safety (IPPS) commodities is an important st |
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Healthcare-acquired infections lead to death, disability, and excess medical costs. Infection prevention and control (IPC) measures maximize patien |
AIDSTAR-One conducted this baseline assessment of injection safety in five USAID priority states: Bauchi, Benue, Cross River, Lagos, and Sokoto. Us |
Success Story
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The story is about the success of AIDSTAR-One advocacy for protecting health care workers with Hepatitis-B vaccination. |
The story is about the success of AIDSTAR-One in leveraging resources from government as well as USG partners for health care waste management. |
AIDSTAR-One successfully linked health facilities with the company immediately following health facility training so that managers knew where the |
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In order to facilitate the country-wide implementation of the safe phlebotomy strategy, AIDSTAR-One supported the Government of Nigeria in develo |
Tools and Curricula
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This infection prevention and patient safety training resource package was developed by the Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health and AIDSTAR-One/Et |
