Commencing the International Infection Prevention Week and in observance of the Global Handwashing Day, the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) through its Infection Prevention and Control Unit (IPCU) conducted a series of hand hygiene activities for the Institute’s patients and employees last October 17, 2022. The IPCU Team members demonstrated the steps of proper continue reading : RITM celebrates Global Handwashing Day
The RITM Infection Prevention and Control Committee (IPCC), together with the Nursing Department and Medical Department, capacitated RITM healthcare workers in an emergency training on the hospital management of the Ebola virus disease last March 15, 2019 at the RITM Auditorium. The training was conducted in response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Counting continue reading : IPCC holds emergency training on Ebola hospital management
RITM, through its Infection Prevention and Control Committee conducted its first Post-Graduate training course on infection prevention and control entitled “Respiratory Infection Prevention and Control for Healthcare Facilities,”on February 15, 2019 at the RITM Training Center. “As a lead institution in the prevention of infection, RITM saw the need to provide training to external stakeholders. continue reading : IPCC trains health workers on infection prevention and control