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Every year an estimated one million mothers and babies lose their lives due to healthcare associated infections.

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WASH & CLEAN

Severe infection is one of the leading causes of maternal deaths. More than two out of five maternal deaths occur within 24 hours due to haemorrhage or infection.

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Newborn Safety

Health-care associated infections are responsible for 75% of deaths among hospital born babies in South-East Asia and Sub Saharan Africa

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Successful Pilot of the Illustrated Cleaning Guidelines

The Gambia

We’ve previously reported on the participatory training package developed for health facility cleaners on basic environmental hygiene and infection prevention and control (IPC). The package was piloted in the Gambia where we also provided the facilities involved with cleaning procedure guidelines where previously they did not exist. However, the guidelines were text-based and therefore poorly […]

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Experiences of Ethiopia: Izzuddin (Part 2)

Ethiopia

Izzuddin is a University of Aberdeen medical student who visited Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital in Ethiopia earlier this year. In his previous post, he told us about his arrival in Bahir Dar. Read on to find out about his experience at Felege Hiwot… Experience of Working Within FHRH When conducting my project, the hospital staffs […]

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Experiences of Ethiopia: Izzuddin

Soapbox Updates

Izzuddin is a University of Aberdeen medical student who visited Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital in Ethiopia earlier this year. He tells us about his experience below: Arrival in Bahir Dar & Setting Up the Study I visited Bahir Dar, Ethiopia for 2 months for my elective project in March and April. It was my second […]

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Cleaners Community of Practice – Request for Input

Soapbox Updates

Through our work Soapbox has developed a longstanding interest in the essential role of health facility cleaning staff. Within health facilities, cleaners are the interface between water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and infection prevention and control (IPC). They work in environments where healthcare-associated infections are unacceptably high and the widespread use of antibiotics due to […]

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Ethiopia Updates: May 2017

Ethiopia

Time Flies I can hardly believe it’s been 4 months since my arrival back in Bahir Dar, but as the saying goes: ‘Time flies when you’re having fun’. Since my last blog, the past 3 months have been busy occupied with training. We had the Lifebox team visit – Lifebox is an NGO devoted to […]

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Safe Birth

Every year an estimated one million mothers and babies lose their lives due to healthcare associated infections.

WASH & CLEAN

Severe infection is one of the leading causes of maternal deaths. More than two out of five maternal deaths occur within 24 hours due to haemorrhage or infection.

Newborn Safety

Health-care associated infections are responsible for 75% of deaths among hospital born babies in South-East Asia and Sub Saharan Africa