Long-term care facilities face a dual challenge: combating infections among vulnerable populations while curbing the overuse of antibiotics that drives resistance. Such facilities serve as crucial ...

Healthcare workers should only use non-sterile gloves for self-protection when exposure to blood or body fluids is likely. Overuse of gloves – can have negative repercussions, including higher ...

Infection control is vital in stopping the transmission of communicable diseases and protecting the health of the elderly in residential care homes. This was the message from Centre for Health ...

What is a Master of Science in Infection Prevention & Control? The Master of Science (MS) in Infection Prevention & Control degree trains students to work as professionals in the field of infection ...

14 November 2009 DOHA: The fourth annual meeting of GCC Centre for Infection Control (IC) and Training Course, which concluded here yesterday, has come to an accord that international standards and ...

A Qatar-based study has highlighted the need for more strategies in infection control to avoid healthcare-associated infections (HAI), especially the device-associated ones. According to an article ...

Laila Abdullatif Al Shaar, head of the newly established Hospitals Infection Control Section at the ministry, said that to date 13 hospitals in the Northern Emirates and Western Region have been ...