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Read the latest blog posts from our series authored by the BASICS (Bold Action to Stop Infections in Clinical Settings) team. BASICS is a new initiative that will transform healthcare and reduce healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) by at least 50%.
June 20, 2020
How BASICS Will Adapt to Respond to Unique Cultural Barriers
Written by the BASICS team
June 19, 2020
Monitoring and Evaluating Plan Key to BASICs Uptake and Scaling
Written by the BASICS team
June 19, 2020
How Behavior Change Interventions Can Be a Key to Improving Hygiene in Healthcare
Written by the BASICS team
May 9, 2020
The Unintended Consequences of COVID-19 on Mothers and Newborns
Written by the BASICS team
April 27, 2020
WaterAid Tanzania (Project Was Funded By The Canadian Government)
Written by the BASICS team, Save the Children
April 24, 2020
Disinfection You Can See
Written by the BASICS team, Save the Children
Original post by Kinnos
April 16, 2020
BASICS’ Partners Mobilize Global Responses to Combat Pandemic's Impacts
Written by the BASICS (Bold Action to Stop Infections in Clinical Settings) team, Save the Children
April 16, 2020
Making Health Care Clean: Steve Sara, Save the Children, on How an Approach to Clean Clinics Can Be Cheap and Sustainable
Written by the BASICS (Bold Action to Stop Infections in Clinical Settings) team, Save the Children
April 16, 2020
Teaching the Science of Cleaning: Professor Wendy Graham of LSHTM on the Crucial Importance of "BASICS" in Fighting Infections
Written by the BASICS (Bold Action to Stop Infections in Clinical Settings) team, Save the Children
April 7, 2020
Strong Health Systems Don't Exist Without Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: Lessons from COVID-19
Written by the BASICS (Bold Action to Stop Infections in Clinical Settings) team, Save the Children
April, 2020
COVID-19 and Surface Disinfection: The Importance of the "Four Cs" of Disinfectants
Written by the BASICS Team
March 20, 2020
COVID-19 Pandemic Reinforces the Need for Healthcare Facilities’ Preparedness
Written by the BASICS Team
February 14, 2020
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Improvements Are Key to Sustaining Healthcare’s Ascendency in Cambodia
Written by Channa Sam Ol, Manager, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Health Programs, WaterAid Cambodia
Feb. 10, 2020
The "Quick Fix" for Care, Productivity, Hygience and Inequality: Reframing the Entrenched Problem of Antibiotic Overuse
Written by Dr. Laurie Denyer Willis and Dr. Clare I.R. Chandler
Jan. 29, 2020
The Clean Clinic Approach: All Guatemalan Health Facilities in Project Achieve 'Clean Clinic' Status within One Year
Written by Dr. Sergio Tumax Sierra, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Manager, Guatemala
Jan. 29, 2020
BASICS: Helping the Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance
Written by the BASICS team
Jan. 21, 2020
Integrating Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Health for Improved Universal Health Outcomes: What Governments Must Do to Deliver Quality Care
Written by Blessing Sani, WaterAid Communications Officer, Nigeria
January 21, 2020
Year-long Hospital Pilot Documents Highlight®’s Role in Reducing Failure Rate of Cleaning Sampling to Zero
Written by Jason Kang, Co-founder and CEO, Kinnos
December 6, 2019
A Tanzanian Doctor’s Insight Into the Barriers to Fewer Healthcare-Acquired Infections
Written by Dr. Joseph Obure, Maternal and Reproductive Health Advisor, Save the Children
December 4, 2019
Knowing and Respecting Support Staff: A Vital Step in the Journey to Reducing Healthcare-Associated Infections
Written by Lydia Di Stefano Research Assistant, Maternal and Newborn Health Group – London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
December 4, 2019
BASICS: Scaling Up Affordable and High-Impact Healthcare Practices
Written by the BASICS Team
October 11, 2019
Frustration and Optimism: My Mixed Emotions for Reducing Healthcare-Associated Infections at Birth
Written by Wendy J. Graham, Professor of Obstetric Epidemiology, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology
September 30, 2019
The Blue Dye Innovation That Makes Disinfecting Health Facilities More Effective and More Visible
Written by Jason Kang, Co-founder and CEO, Kinnos
September 19, 2019
Why I’m Passionate About Reducing Infections in Health Care Facilities
Written by Alison Macintyre, Health Technical Lead – WaterAid
September 12, 2019
Why I Don’t Want Another Mother to Experience My Health Care Scare
Written by Soha Ellaithy Senior Director, Strategic Foundation Partnerships and Senior Partnership Director, BASICS
September 11, 2019
A Clean Maternity Ward Is Every Woman’s Right
Written by Janti Soeripto, Chief Operating Officer and President, Save the Children
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