SS005.1-2 Protecting health care workers.Success stories and good practices in China

Tuesday, March 20, 2012: 14:35
Cozumel 4 (Cancun Center)
Jiang Fanxiao, China
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.WHO China office has been focusing on program implementation, management, monitoring and evaluation with a mix of technical delivery and practice support on sites. Success stories and good practices on the protection of HCWs in China  will be share during this special session.