Protecting health workers from biological hazards: Success stories and good practices in The Caribbean

In 2003, WHO conducted a pilot in Vietnam, Tanzania and South Africa, producing the toolkit “Protecting Health Care Workers (HCWs) from Needlestick injuries",WHO Collaborating Centers are working with WHO Regional Offices, governments and Public Health Institutions and cooperating countries in implementing the “Preventing Occupational Transmission of Bloodborne Pathogens among HCWs” project. In 2011, 33 HCWS from 9 countries of the Caribbean were trained with the train of trainers in Grenada. The Department of Public Health of St. George University in Grenada leads the project in the country. Success stories and good practices after the implementation of the training will be share during this special session