Work packages | HAI-Ghana Project

Work package 1

Surgical Site Infections

Surgical site infections (SSIs) is a key indicator for measuring the iterator performance of individual surgeons and hospitals, and surveillance data on SSI is a measure of patient safety. With feedback to surgeons…

Work package 2

Neonatal Infections

In Ghana, neonatal sepsis and other neonatal infections account for 31% of all neonatal deaths. At the KBTH it accounts for 15.7% of all neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admissions and was implicated in 12.8% of all…

Work package 3

Puerperal Infection

Worldwide research on puerperal infections is dominated by literature from developed countries due to paucity of data describing the infection from resource limited countries. There is therefore inadequate development…

Work package 4

Costing of Healthcare Associated Infections

Healthcare associated infections (HAIs) pose a constant threat not only to patients, their families and healthcare systems but also to society as a whole. Apart from contributing to increased mortality they add…

Work package 5

Ethnography

Healthcare Associated infections (HAIs) persist as a major problem in healthcare systems worldwide, and the associated morbidity and mortality is often higher in developing countries. There is dearth of reliable data on…

Work package 6

Point Prevalence Survey

Worldwide research on healthcare associated infections is dominated by data from developed countries due to paucity of data describing infections from resource limited countries. There is therefore inadequate…