Health and safety of health workers in the Suame Municipality of Ghana - Lessons learnt from the COVID-19 outbreak in infection prevention and control for future pandemics.

David Oppong DarkoDouglas Aninng Opoku AnningNana Kwame Ayisi-BoatengAliyu MohammedJennifer AshileviObed Kwabena Offe AmponsahAyongo Mate-KoleDora EgblewogbeBridgetta Addai DarkoEbenezer AgyemangPaul Okyere

Published in: SAGE open medicine (2024)

Adherence to infection prevention and control practices was high among this sample of Ghanaian healthcare workers. Interventions and strategies to improve adherence should include the setting up of infection prevention and control committees, education and strict observance of colour coding of bin liners for waste segregation and intensification of training of healthcare workers in infection prevention and control practices.

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