Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) remain a major, yet largely preventable, burden across all countries—contributing infection in 7% of hospital patients in high income settings, and 15% in Low and Middle-Income Countries thereby imposing significant costs on health systems and society.
Environmental cleaning is a critical component of infection prevention and control strategies. However, it is often overlooked in terms of staffing, funding, and research investment. Over the past five years, a coalition of leading organizations—including WHO, ICAN, WaterAid, UK-PHRST, and LSHTM—has worked to raise awareness of this missed opportunity to reduce infection transmission.
Join this event on 11 December, where speakers will highlight the collaborative efforts to strengthen the evidence base for environmental cleaning in healthcare settings. The event will mark the publication in Lancet Microbe of findings from a recent cluster randomized trial conducted in Cambodia which evaluates the effectiveness of the WHO training package on environmental cleaning. The programme will feature presentations, a panel discussion, and a Q&A session, followed by a networking reception.
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Patient Safety Learning, China Works SB203, 100 Black Prince Road Vauxhall, London, SE1 7SJ
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