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Infection prevention and
control (IPC) update
B. Allegranzi, SDS, HIS
on behalf of the Ebola IPC team
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WHO updates on PPE, procedures for PPE putting on
and removal, hand hygiene, environmental cleaning in
Ebola facilities
Results and lessons learned from a WHO project on
IPC assessments and quality improvement in Ebola
facilities
Suggestions for transitioning the FMTs expertise in IPC
to other functions and activities in the context of
recovery
Outline
WHO Interim IPC guidance for EVD Interim
Infection Prevention and Control
Guidance for Care of Patients with
Suspected or Confirmed Filovirus
Haemorrhagic Fever
in Health-Care Settings,
with Focus on Ebola
December 2014
http://who.int/csr/resources/publications/ebola
/infection-prevention/en/
New WHO Guidelines on Personal
Protective Equipment (PPE) Guideline development process
Development of key research
questions
Systematic literature reviews
Literature review and an online
survey on values and
preferences of health workers
Evidence-to-recommendations
exercise using the GRADE
framework
Expert consultation
WHO Guideline Review
Committee
Issued on
31 October 2014
What are the benefits and harms of double
gloves, full face protection, head cover,
impermeable coveralls, particulate respirators,
and rubber boots as PPE when compared with
alternative less robust PPE for HCWs caring for
patients with filovirus disease?
http://who.int/csr/resources/publications/
ebola/infection-prevention/en/
New WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene
In Health Care in the Context of Filovirus
Disease Outbreak Response Guideline development process
Development of key research
questions
Systematic literature reviews
Evidence-to-recommendations
exercise using the GRADE
framework
Expert consultation
WHO Guideline Review
Committee
Issued in December 2014
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/
releases/2014/ebola-ppe-guidelines/en/
1. Are chlorine solutions effective for hand hygiene in health care?
2. Are chlorine solutions effective for disinfection of gloves?
3. Does the use of chlorine solutions for hand hygiene cause health workers’ skin irritation or lesions, respiratory side effects or any other adverse reactions?
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IPC Essential Precautions in Healthcare Facilities
• Standard precautions for all patients at all times
• Isolation of suspected and confirmed cases in separated rooms/areas with restricted access
• Exclusively dedicated staff and equipment for isolation rooms/areas
• Hand hygiene with alcohol-based handrub or water and soap
• Use of PPE
• Rigorous environmental cleaning and surfaces/objects decontamination
• Safe injection practices and sharps handling
• Post-exposure evaluation and care following professional accidents
WHO Interim IPC Guidance - 2014 Update
http://www.who.int/csr/resources/who-ipc-guidance-ebolafinal-09082014.pdf
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Routine precautions to
be applied in ALL
situations for ALL
patients
– whether or not they
appear infectious or
symptomatic
– especially important for
EVD because the initial
manifestations are non-
specific
Standard Precautions
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Reduce the risk of transmission of
microorganisms from both recognized and non-
recognized sources of infection
Apply to blood, all body fluids, secretions and
excretions (except sweat) whether or not they
contain visible blood; non-intact skin; and
mucous membranes
Standard Precautions
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Standard Precautions: key elements
hand hygiene
gloves BASED ON RISK ASSESSMENT
gown BASED ON RISK ASSESSMENT
facial protection BASED ON RISK ASSESSMENT (eyes, nose, mouth)
respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette
environmental cleaning and disinfection
cleaning and disinfection of patient care equipment
waste disposal
injection safety and prevention of sharps injuries
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Personal protective
equipment
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It is most important to have PPE which protects the
mucosae – mouth, nose and eyes – from contaminated
droplets and fluids.
Hands are known to transmit pathogens to other parts of the
body or face and to other individuals. Therefore, hand
hygiene and gloves are essential, both to protect the health
worker and to prevent transmission to others.
Face cover, protective foot wear, gowns or coveralls, and
head cover are also considered essential to prevent
transmission to health workers.
Balance between the best possible protection against
filovirus infection while allowing HCWs to provide the best
possible care to patients with maximum ease, dexterity,
comfort and minimal heat-associated stress.
Fundamental principles guiding PPE selection
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Strong recommendations to wear:
• Either a face shield or goggles that closely fits with the contours of
the face and does not allow fluids to see through.
• Fluid-resistant medical/surgical mask with a structured design (e.g.
duckbill, cup shape) that does not collapse against the mouth.
• Double gloves while providing clinical care (nitrile gloves preferred
over latex gloves; outer glove should have a long cuff)
• Disposable, waterproof apron (if not available, heavy duty, reusable
waterproof apron)
WHO Guidelines on
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
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• WHO strongly recommends: a protective body wear in
addition to regular on-duty clothing (i.e. surgical scrubs).
• The protective body wear could either be a disposable gown
and apron, OR a disposable coverall and apron
• The gown and the coverall should be made of fabric that is
tested for resistance to penetration by blood or body fluids OR
to blood-borne pathogens
Gown: EN 13795 high performance level, or AAMI level 3
performance, or equivalent; AAMI PB70 level 4 performance,
or equivalent
Coverall: meets or exceeds ISO 16603 class 3 exposure
pressure, or equivalent; OR meets or exceeds ISO 16604
class 2 exposure pressure, or equivalent.
PPE to cover the body (1)
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Coveralls and gowns are equally acceptable (lack of
comparative evidence to show whether one is more effective
than the other)
Gowns:
considerably easier to put on and, in particular, to take off (safer
when removing PPE)
generally more familiar to HCWs and hence more likely to be used
and removed correctly. These factors also facilitate training in their
correct use
heat stress is significantly less for gowns and they are
more likely to be available in areas commonly affected by filovirus
disease
in some cultures, gowns may be more acceptable than coveralls
when used by women
PPE to cover the body (2)
Strong recommendations to wear:
• Either a face shield or goggles that closely fits with the contours of the
face and does not allow fluids to see through.
• Fluid-resistant medical/surgical mask with a structured design (e.g.
duckbill, cup shape) that does not collapse against the mouth.
• Double gloves while providing clinical care (nitrile gloves preferred over
latex gloves; outer glove should have a long cuff)
• Disposable, waterproof apron (if not available, heavy duty, reusable
waterproof apron)
• Disposable either coverall or gown, tested for resistance to penetration
by blood or body fluids OR to blood-borne pathogens
• Waterproof boots (e.g. rubber/ gum boots) (if not available, closed shoes
- slip-ons without shoelaces and fully covering the dorsum of the foot
and ankles)
Conditional recommendation: head cover that covers the head
and neck (suggested to be separate from the gown or coverall)
WHO Guidelines on
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
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Protection depends on:
adequate and regular supplies
adequate staff training
proper hand hygiene
appropriate human behavior
close supervision and support
Essential: for putting on and removing PPE, supervision by
a trained member of the team
Avoid touching or adjusting PPE
Perform hand hygiene before donning new gloves
Avoid touching your eyes, mouth, or face with gloved or
ungloved hands
Leave the red zone and remove PPE if you have to urinate
or touch your PPE or eyes, mouth, or face
For removal:
Remove the most contaminated PPE items first and PPE
protecting eye, nose and mouth mucosae at last
Be careful to avoid any contact between the soiled items (e.g.
gloves, gowns) and any area of the face (i.e. eyes, nose or mouth)
or non-intact skin
Discard disposable items in a waste container
HOW YOU USE PPE is crucial:
REVISED INSTRUCTIONS FOR WEARINGPPE R E V I S E D J A N U A RY 2 0 1 5
http://who.int/csr/resources/publications/ebola/ppe-steps/en/
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Put on head cover or pull hood of suit over the top band of the face
shield. The hair and forehead must be completely covered
With GOOGLES
With FACE SHIELD
STEPS TO PUT ON PPE
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Your hands must stay below this point and not go near
your face. You cannot adjust your face shield, face mask
or glasses
HANDS
SHOULD
NEVER
GO ABOVE
NIPPLE
LINE
STEPS TO PUT ON PPE
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Spraying
Spraying chlorine solutions should not be routinely encouraged because it is not an evidence-based practice, and it can cause virus spread through aerosolization, it gives a false sense of safety (insufficient contact time), and if extensively used, can lead to adverse events among staff and patients
If spraying chlorine solutions is utilized, staff should still maintain maximum attention while manipulating organic material, touching contaminated surfaces, and removing PPE because these may still be contaminated by the Ebola virus
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Clean boots by stepping
into the first pan/bowl of
water (if heavily soiled
with mud and/or organic
materials, remove dirt ….)
STEPS TO REMOVE PPE
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Perform hand
hygiene on outer
gloved hands
STEPS TO REMOVE PPE
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REMOVE APRON
Taking care to avoid
contaminating your
hands
First carefully untie
the apron behind the
waist and then untie
the neck
STEPS TO REMOVE PPE
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If the apron neck is one
piece and cannot be
untied, then carefully break
the plastic behind the neck
Remove apron taking care to avoid
contaminating your hands by
peeling it off
Drop the apron into a waste
container
STEPS TO REMOVE PPE
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Perform hand
hygiene on outer
gloved hands
STEPS TO REMOVE PPE
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Remove
face shield
from
behind the
head and
dispose of
safely
CV
KEEP EYES CLOSED
STEPS TO REMOVE PPE
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Remove face mask
from behind the head,
the bottom string first
and the top string next,
and dispose of safely
KEEP EYES CLOSED
STEPS TO REMOVE PPE
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Disinfect boots by
stepping into the
second pan/bowl
of 0.5% bleach
solution for at
least 1 minute
and then wipe
them with 0.5%
bleach solution
Remove rubber
boots in the green
zone without
touching them
STEPS TO REMOVE PPE
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At least once a day boots should be
disinfected by soaking in a 0.5%
chlorine solution for 30 min
STEPS TO REMOVE PPE
Perform hand
hygiene preferably
with liquid soap and
water and dry with
single-use towel
STEPS TO REMOVE PPE
New WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene
In Health Care in the Context of Filovirus
Disease Outbreak Response Guideline development process
Development of key research
questions
Systematic literature reviews
Evidence-to-recommendations
exercise using the GRADE
framework
Expert consultation
WHO Guideline Review
Committee
Issued in December 2014 http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/
releases/2014/ebola-ppe-guidelines/en/
1. Are chlorine solutions effective for hand hygiene in health care?
2. Are chlorine solutions effective for disinfection of gloves?
3. Does the use of chlorine solutions for hand hygiene cause health workers’ skin irritation or lesions, respiratory side effects or any other adverse reactions?
4. Does glove disinfection with chlorine solutions cause damage to permeability or increased perforations?
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The 5 Moments apply to any setting where health care
involving direct contact with patients takes place
Hand hygiene
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Hand hygiene indications
before donning gloves and wearing PPE on entry to the
isolation room/area,
before any clean/aseptic procedures being performed on
a patient,
after any exposure risk or actual exposure with the
patient’s blood and body fluids,
after touching (even potentially) contaminated
surfaces/items/equipment in the patient’s surroundings,
and after removal of PPE, upon leaving the care area.
Adaptation for EVD patient care
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Hand hygiene should be performed within the isolation
rooms/areas every time it is needed according to these
indications during care to a patient, along with change
of outer gloves
When caring for patients in the same room, it is
essential to organize the complete care to each patient
before moving to the next and to perform hand hygiene
between touching the patients
Neglecting to perform hand hygiene after removing
PPE will reduce or nullify any benefits of the protective
equipment.
Hand hygiene
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If heavily soiled with blood or any body fluids while
providing care to the same patient
When moving from one patient to another while caring for
patients in the same room.
Perform careful hand hygiene immediately after removal
2-step procedure to facilitate changing gloves safely:
1) disinfect the outer gloves before removing them safely
2) keep the inner gloves on and disinfect them before
putting on a fresh outer pair. Alcohol-based hand rubs
are preferred when disinfecting hands and gloved hands.
Change gloves during patient care
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1.Are chlorine solutions effective for hand hygiene
in health care?
2.Are chlorine solutions effective for disinfection of
gloves?
3.Does the use of chlorine solutions for hand
hygiene cause health workers’ skin irritation or
lesions, respiratory side effects or any other
adverse reactions?
4.Does glove disinfection with chlorine solutions
cause damage to permeability
or increased perforations?
Systematic Reviews on Use of Chlorine Solutions
for Hand Hygiene and Glove Disinfection
Systematic reviews
Conclusions (1)
1. Very limited evidence (not for filovirus or other enveloped
viruses) to evaluate the efficacy of sodium hypochlorite
(bleach/chlorine solutions) compared with other agents when
used for hand hygiene or glove disinfection
2. Available data indicates that for hand hygiene efficacy there
is a relation between bleach/chlorine concentration and
contact time.
3. No study on efficacy of chlorine solutions compared with
alcohol-based hand rub or other antisepsis products,
including water and soap, for glove disinfection. Only one
study assessed the permeability of surgical gloves to sodium
hypochlorite 13% and showed no permeation or glove
damage. 43
4.Limited evidence (only one case report, at much higher
concentration than is currently used for hand hygiene)
showing that sodium hypochlorite used for hand hygiene
purposes can cause skin irritation or lesions
5.No evidence that low concentrations of sodium
hypochlorite used for hand hygiene cause respiratory
irritation, other respiratory symptoms or asthma
6.Risk for irritative conjunctivitis is noted
7.Final expert evaluation of the evidence: the use of
bleach/chlorine solutions (500 ppm sodium hypochlorite
or a 0.05% chlorine solution) is likely to be efficacious
and can be acceptable from the tolerability point of view
for hand hygiene, if other products are unavailable.
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Systematic reviews
Conclusions (2)
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• We recommend performing hand hygiene, by using either an
alcohol-based hand rub or soap and running water applying
the correct technique recommended by WHO.
• Alcohol-based hand rubs should be made available at every
point of care (at the entrance and within the isolation
rooms/areas) and are the standard of care.
• If alcohol-based hand rubs are unavailable, hand hygiene
should be performed with soap and running water whenever
necessary. When hands are visibly soiled, hand hygiene
should always be performed with soap and running water.
Strong recommendation, high-quality evidence for the
effectiveness of alcohol-based handrub or soap and water.
Recommendation 1
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• In settings where bleach/chlorine solutions are
currently used for hand hygiene, we recommend
implementing a strategy to change to alcohol-based
hand rub or soap and water.
Strong recommendation, very strong evidence for
the in-vivo effectiveness of alcohol-based hand rubs
or soap and water.
Recommendation 2
http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/144578/1/WHO_HIS_SDS_2014.15_eng.pdf?ua=1
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• Bleach/chlorine solutions currently in use for hand hygiene
and glove disinfection can be used in the interim period in
emergency situations until alcohol-based hand rubs or
soap and water become available.
Conditional recommendation, very low-quality evidence for
the comparative efficacy of bleach /chlorine solutions
compared with alcohol-based handrub or soap and water,
and very low-quality evidence about tolerance to bleach or
chlorine solutions for hand hygiene and glove disinfection.
Recommendation 3
http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/144578/1/WHO_HIS_SDS_2014.15_eng.pdf?ua=1
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Hand hygiene
Procedure Time
Handrubbing with alcohol 20-30 seconds
Handrubbing with 0.05
chlorine
40-60 seconds
Handwashing (soap and
water)
40-60 seconds
CONTACT TIME IS CRUCIAL FOR EFFICACY!
PERFORMING HAND HYGIENE FOR A FEW SECONDS
ONLY
WILL NOT PROTECT YOU!
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Hand hygiene - WARNING
• Do not wash or decontaminate your hands or gloves just by
soaking them into a bucket of chlorine
• The reason is that organic material contaminates and
inactivates chlorine; therefore, the solution will become
rapidly inactive
• In addition, for effective cleaning and decontamination
hands need to be vigorously rubbed
• Therefore, use freshly prepared running chlorine solution or
water and soap
Guide for the local production of the WHO alcohol-based handrub formulations
From sugar can,
at low cost
(0.30 $US) = 0.006%
of the total annual
hospital budget
Mali, Africa, 2007
System change made possible WHO alcohol-based formulation local production Global Survey 2012
39 sites in 28 countries
Joanna Bauer-Savage et al. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2013, available online
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Other key elements for IPC
Patient isolation
Environmental cleaning and disinfection
Cleaning and disinfection of patient care equipment
Waste disposal
Injection safety and prevention of sharps injuries
Laboratory safety
Safe post-mortem examination
Safe management of dead bodies
Management of exposure risk and accidents
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Cleaning and decontamination process
WARNING: chlorine is inactivated when it gets in
contact with organic material; therefore, directly
pouring chlorine over spills or liquid waste containing
blood or body fluids will NOT lead to appropriate
decontamination of this waste and of the soiled
surfaces
Key principles for environmental cleaning and
decontamination:
1. Remove the soiled
2. Clean with soap/detergent
3. Disinfect with chlorine
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Do not reuse disposable articles
Thoroughly clean and decontaminate reusable materials
Clean items with detergent and water while wearing appropriate PPE to remove organic matter, then let soak in 0.5% chlorine at least 10 minutes
When you cannot use chlorine, decontaminate with alcohol
Decontamination of reusable material
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IPC training
and reinforcement after training
Importance of standard precautions in all outpatient and
inpatient care
– Many HCW infections from failure to apply standard
precautions, rather than PPE in treatment centre
PPE - putting on and taking off is a skill
– not just knowledge that can be conveyed by demonstration
– needs practice
– needs ongoing supervision by dedicated supervisor
Importance of safe work set-up and consistent practices
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INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL
ASSESSMENT AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
IN EBOLA FACILITIES
PROJECT
Funded by USAID & OFDA
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Project objectives and plans
• To assess key indicators of IPC and quality of care in
Ebola facilities by using unified tools
• To implement immediate improvement actions
based upon the results of assessments
• To develop and strengthen IPC knowledge and
expertise at district and facility level
• To support IPC activities at district level during the
transition/scaling down phase of the Ebola response
• Phase 1: Immediate emergency action plan
• Phase 2: Nation-wide quality improvement system for
medium-/long-term support
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Roles and responsibilities
• MOHS: leadership and coordination
• WHO: mentorship, training and support to
coordination
• Partners: contribution to assessments and
support to improvement… and more (acc.
to interests and availability)
• Sub-committee of the case management
pillar created to support this project
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Type of proposed tools
• External quality improvement tool
• Facility IPC Daily Self-Assessment Checklist
• Facility IPC Weekly Quality Improvement Self-
assessment Survey
• Health-care Workers (HCWs) and Ebola Virus
Disease (EVD) Exposure Risk
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Phase 1: Immediate emergency action plan
• Need for assessing and providing immediate support to Ebola
facilities in areas of high transmission and which require
immediate attention using a unified approach and tool
• Identified target areas: Western Area, Bombali and Kambia,
Kono, Port Loko
• Approach:
– Linkage to the district medical officer (DMO) and to the facility
coordinator to agree on the visit
– Visit to the facilities and completion of the unified tool and
development of a priority list for action
– Discussion of the main findings and suggested actions with the
DMO, especially when important and urgent actions are required
– Submission of an official report and proposed action plan to the
DMO, partners and the facility coordinator
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National coordination team
Responsible district authority
IPC and QI support team
Phase 2: Quality Improvement System
Roll Out
Ebola facility IPC lead or coordination entity
MOHS
WHO
PARTNERS
MOHS
WHO
PARTNERS
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IT SYSTEM SUPPORT • The tool can be accessed online and offline through a web-
and mobile-based system by using the links you will be
provided with
• After complete data input the web form should submitted
through the WHO Data Coordination Platform shared with
MOH
• The user can receive the data in Excell format
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Official Report
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SCORES DASHBOARD
Total Score/ Sections' Score
Elements/Indicators
Facility Facility Facility Facility Facility Facility Facility Facility
1 1 2 3 4 5 6
28/11/14 11/12/14 09/12/14 09/12/14 10/12/14 10/12/14 12/12/14 Date
Total Score 46.5 87 94.1 84.9 75.1 85.9 81.9
IPC guidance and training 4.2 67 91.6 75 33.3 55.8 56.3
Infrastructure 37.5 94 87.5 81.2 85.7 92.8 92.8
PPE use and hand hygiene 87.5 100 100 75 87.5 87.5 90 Environmental cleaning, disinfection and waste
management 71.4 93 100 100 85.7 100 85.7
Equipment and Supplies 71.4 82 96.4 89.2 89.3 92.8 92.8
Staff health 25 100 100 100 90 100 100
Clinical management / 83 100 100 75 100 66.7
Observations 0 85 77.5 59 54.5 59 71.4
Key indicators: 2. IPC guidance and training 3. Infrastructure 4. PPE use and hand hygiene 5. Environmental cleaning, disinfection and waste
management
6. Equipment and Supplies
7. Staff health
8. Clinical management
9. Observations
Facility Facility Facility Facility Facility Facility Facility
1 1 2 3 4 5 6
Date Date Date Date Date Date Date
28/11/2014 11/12/2014 09/12/2014 09/12/2014 10/12/2014 10/12/2014 12/12/2014
2.1 Standard IPC guidelines/protocol
2.2 Designated IPC supervisor
2.3 Standard triage algorithm or protocol
2.5 Continuous staff training on IPC practices
3.1 Safe waste disposal systems
3.2 Clean running water
3.3 Generator
3.4 Patients triaged in a dedicated area upon arrival
3.5 Suspected/probable & confirmed cases separated in dedicated isolation areas
3.7 Unidirectional flow
4.1 Full PPE used
4.4 Appropriately located HH stations
4.5 Chlorine solution freshly prepared daily
5.2 Sharps punture resistant containers
5.4 All surfaces cleaned/decont daily & on discharge
5.7 Body fluid waste disposed of in toilets
6.1 Gowns/coverall available
6.2 Plastic/heavy duty apron
6.3 Face masks/respirator
6.4 Eye protection
6.5 Heavy duty gloves
6.6 Examination gloves
6.8 Boots
6.9 Liquid soap
6.10 ABHR
6.11 Chlorine
6.13 Waste bags
7.1 SOP staff exposure
7.3 Daily staff screening
7.4 Staff EVD reporting system
8.1 ORS prepared safely
9.1 Triage tools & equipment
9.5 PPE correctly used
9.7 PPE put on correctly performed
9.9 PPE removal correctly performed
9.10 Gloves decontaminated & changed between pts
9.11 HH correctly performed
9.14 Spills cleaned/decontaminated correctly
9.15 Blood samples correctly packaged
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SCORES
Facility Facility Facility Facility Facility Facility Facility
A A B B C C D D
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
28/11/14 11/12/14 09/12/14 22/01/15 10/12/1424/10/20
14Date 15/01/15
46.5 87 84.9 88.09 85.9 95.21 59.6 90.19
4.2 67 75 66.7 55.8 100 94.4 100
37.5 94 81.2 100 92.8 92.8 50 93
87.5 100 75 90 87.5 90 80 100
71.4 93 100 78.57 100 92.8 42.8 85.7
71.4 82 89.2 96.42 92.8 96.1 89.2 89.28
25 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
/ 83 100 100 100 100 50 75
0 85 59 73.07 59 90 30 78.57
Total Score/ Sections' Score
Observational
Elements/Indicators
Total Score
IPC guidance and training
Infrastructure
PPE use and hand
hygiene
Environmental cleaning,
disinfection and waste
management
Equipment and Supplies
Staff health
Clinical management
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Main issues identified
• Infrastructure deficiencies:
– Inadequate buildings to assure separation of suspected,
confirmed and negative cases
– Inadequately located and equipped doffing and donning areas,
decontamination areas, and triage areas
– Lack of water supplies
– Lack of appropriate hand hygiene facilities
– Limited space for staff resting
• Inappropriate hand hygiene and environmental cleaning and
decontamination practices
• Inappropriate PPE donning and donning procedures
• Gaps in staff training and no continuous training
Transitioning the FMTs expertise
in a new phase
• Important opportunity to take advantage from the tremendous
amount of experience, knowledge and wisdom accumulated
during the response
• Role to be played in the context of activities linked to scaling
down, essential services recovery and health systems
recovery
IPC supervision for Ebola facilities decommissioning
Supervision of IPC protocols implementation for schools reopening
Organizing appropriate triage, isolation measures and standard
precautions implementation in non Ebola healthcare settings
Mentorship and training
• Collaboration with WHO to support MOH to develop new IPC
policies
• Warning: IPC expertise required!
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