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

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 EMRO Region,EPINet translated into Arabic. Egypt established a regional surveillance network and initiated the implementation of safety committees and the use of safety devices in 10 hospitals Success stories and good practices after the implementation of the training will be share during this special session.