The Impact of Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Improvements on Hand Hygiene at Two Liberian Hospitals during the Recovery Phase of an Ebola Epidemic

The Impact of Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Improvements on Hand Hygiene at Two Liberian Hospitals during the Recovery Phase of an Ebola Epidemic

Fourteen years of civil war left Liberia with crumbling infrastructure and one of the weakest health systems in the world. The 2014–2015 Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak exposed the vulnerabilities of the Liberian health system. Findings from the EVD outbreak highlighted the lack of infection prev...

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Main Authors: Udhayashankar Kanagasabai, Kayla Enriquez, Richard Gelting, Paul Malpiedi, Celina Zayzay, James Kendor, Shirley Fahnbulleh, Catherine Cooper, Williamatta Gibson, Rose Brown, Nadoris Nador, Desmond E. Williams, David Chiriboga, Michelle Niescierenko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
water sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
infection prevention and control (IPC)
Ebola
low-resource setting
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/7/3409

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