Core components of infection prevention and control programs at the facility level in Kazakhstan: key challenges and opportunities

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Anna Deryabina · Kazakhstan Medical University

Ainur Aiypkhanova · Astana Medical University

Almat Juvashev · Kazakhstan Medical University

Kuanysh Alimbetov · National Center of Public Health of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Kanat Tekebayev · National Center of Public Health of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Getachew Mullu Kassa · Columbia University

Abstract

Existing IPC programs, infrastructure, IPC staffing, workload and supplies present within hospitals in Kazakhstan allow for implementation of effective IPC. Development and dissemination of IPC guidelines based on the recommended WHO IPC core components, improved IPC training system, and implementation of systematic monitoring of IPC practices will be important first steps towards implementing targeted IPC improvement plans in facilities.

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Infection Control in Healthcare Antibiotic Use and Resistance Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy

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Published in: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control

Volume 12, Issue 1, pp. 59-59

DOI: 10.1186/s13756-023-01264-6

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Core components of infection prevention and control programs at the facility level in Kazakhstan: key challenges and opportunities

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