The East Africa Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Learning Network: An Approach to Improving IPC Competencies and Practices During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020–2023
Implementing evidence-based interventions in a learning network in East Africa improved compliance with IPC standards and occupational health competencies, which are critical to protecting HCWs and preventing pathogen transmission in healthcare facilities. This learning network approach can serve as a model for other regions or be implemented to address other public health emergencies.
Authors
- Elizabeth Bancroft (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5482-5660)
- Joseph Christopher Hokororo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4680-3450)
- Irungu Kamau
- Markos Paulos
- Elizabeth Katwesigye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1560-2341)
- Miriam Rabkin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2342-4362)
- Irene Ogongo
- Cori Dennison
- Carolyn Herzig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3271-0117)
- Louis Block
- Rick Mitchell
- Getachew Kassa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3611-861X)
Institutions
- Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (TZ)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- Ministry of Health (UG)
- Federal Ministry of Health (ET)
- Ministry of Health (KE)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-06-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaf245
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.58
Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention