Tag: Ukraine
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Top 5 Ways to Improve IPC in Hospitals and Clinics of Ukraine
Infection prevention and control in healthcare facilities isn’t just about washing hands and following protocols—though those are crucial. The physical infrastructure of a facility can either support or undermine even the best IPC practices. Think of it this way: you can train staff perfectly, but if your building is working against you, you’re fighting an…
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Cash for Medical Transportation. Humanitarian Support meets Government Service
The Mobile Teams Since December 2022, we’ve been running 11 mobile health teams in frontline areas of Kherson, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, and Dnipro regions. Each team includes a family doctor, mental health specialist, and community health volunteers. We work in villages where the conflict has destroyed healthcare infrastructure and public transportation networks. Our program follows the…
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Why WASH FIT Needs a Cold-Climate Upgrade
If you’re working in crisis response and you aren’t using WASH FIT yet, you probably should be.It’s one of the few tools out there that actually helps teams prioritize interventions alongside local leadership in health facilities. And when it comes to infection prevention and control (IPC), prioritization is everything. You can’t fix everything at once.…
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Top 5 Priority Interventions to get Infection Control to the Next Level
Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) in healthcare settings relies heavily on training, proper infrastructure, and equipment. For Ukrainian hospitals conflict conflict-affected areas, maintaining these essential systems presents significant challenges. High costs, equipment scarcity, and limited technical expertise create barriers to adequate IPC implementation. This article explores five critical infrastructural interventions that humanitarian and development agencies…
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4 Tools to assess an Inclusive Design in Institutions in Ukraine
In today’s article, I want to present the team’s effort of developing a tool for the assessment of the infrastructure of institutions (health and educational facilities, boarding houses, village clubs, etc.) for core principles and norms of universal design and inclusivity. The Global Movement Toward Universal Design In 2007, the United Nations ratified a convention…
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Facilitating WASH FIT in Kharkiv, an Exciting Collaboration between the two Agencies
Our team of WASH experts decided to give back to the amazing WASH community in Kharkiv by collaborating with WeWorld to empower the local heroes on the front lines of healthcare. In early November, we had the privilege of facilitating a WASH FIT training, bringing together two vital local health facilities to strengthen their water,…
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