Portfolio

What we have done

IPC assessments supported

Coordination and facilitation of the first-ever national COVID-19 IPC facility readiness assessment in all level four and above facilities in the country in 2020
Facility IPC assessment in 4 facilities in Kajiado County
Annual IPC assessment in 2016-2021 in two IPC model sites
Coordination of IPC assessment in Murang’a County for both public and private hospitals

National IPC strategic plan (2021-2025), Ministry of Health, Kenya
National IPC guidelines (2023-2027), Ministry of Health, Kenya https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UNvGUjgUcgICiuLUB3tdzq4fYju6wtiV/view?usp=drive_link
National healthcare-associated infection guidelines (2023), Ministry of Health, Kenya
National policy on patient safety healthcare worker safety and quality of care (2022) Ministry of Health, Kenya
National action plan on patient and healthcare worker safety and quality of care (2022), Ministry of Health, Kenya
National IPC guidance for COVID-19 (2020) Ministry of Health, Kenya
National IPC, patient and health worker safety monitoring and evaluation framework (2022), Ministry of Health, Kenya
National IPC strategic plan (2023-2027), annual operational plan, and monitoring and evaluation plan for the Ministry of Health –Sierra Leone
National IPC annual operational plan (2023-2027) for the Ministry of Health –Sierra Leone
Revision of the Ministry of Health Sierra Leone, National Advance IPC certificate training curriculum and modules
National assessment tool and training modules on reprocessing reusable medical devices
COVID-19 IPC practices monitoring tools
National IPC training curriculum and modules
National patient safety training modules
MOH IPC and AMS virtual academy training materials
Training modules on healthcare safety and quality for the Africa
Consortium for Quality Improvement Research
National AMR Surveillance Report 2023

Mentorship provided

Onsite and virtual mentorship of facility IPC committees on IPC practices, data collection, analysis, report generation, interpretation and use, and presentation in 12 counties.
Mentorship of scientific abstract writing and oral and poster presentations to healthcare workers

Technical support provided

We provide technical assistance to the national infection prevention and control advisory committee
We are subject matter experts for the Ministry of Health national integrated IPC, AMR, and AMS virtual training

IPC programs established

Formation of county infection prevention and control advisory committees and county antimicrobial stewardship interagency committees in ten counties

Trainings conducted

IPC training of healthcare assistants at visiting Angels Nursing Agency
IPC training of support staff at Jimon Cleaning Company
Facilitation of national integrated viral haemorrhagic fever rapid response training by WHO and the Ministry of Health in several counties
Biosafety and biosecurity training of laboratory officers in Nakuru County
COVID-19 IPC training at national and county levels
IPC COVID-19 community sensitization to religious leaders and educational institutions
IPC and quality improvement training of healthcare professionals at national and county levels
Facilitation and coordination of national virtual training sessions for IPC and AMR
OSH training for 13 counties
IPC TOT training in several counties
TOT in teaching adult learners’ principles in two IPC model sites

Supported initiation of monitoring and evaluation of IPC practices, AMR surveillance, and patient safety in 4 counties
National IPC monitoring and evaluation plan (2023-2027) plan for the Ministry of Health –Sierra Leone

Provided guidance and support to Aga Khan University Hospital on IPC for the joint Commission international accreditation