National Infection Prevention and Control Week – Choosing to be vaccinated is to save lives

In recognition of the challenges brought about by Covid-19 pandemic, Dengue, and recently Money Pox, it is more than crucial to be well-informed about prevention of some of the most fatal diseases. It is our responsibility to be aware of the risks these diseases bring forth in our lives, such that we will have the capability to educate others about the prevention of these diseases. Infection Prevention Control (IPC) is a practical, evidence-based approach preventing patients and health workers from being harmed by avoidable infections. For us to understand better we have laid out these crucial points listed below to what makes the sources of infection:

• People, patients, healthcare workers, or visitors
• Dry surfaces, bed rails, medical equipment, countertops, and tables
• Wet surfaces, moist environments, and biofilms
• Faucets, sinks, ventilators
• Indwelling medical devices, catheters, and IV lines

We may know entirely how and where we get the infections, although upon contact, these bacterial infections commonly get transmitted through direct contact, airborne, our respiratory organs, and through sharp injuries.

We at New Marketlink Pharmaceutical Corporation would like to list down some effective ways to prevent the transmission of these bacterial infections to further reduce the onslaught of diseases, and for the sake of giving awareness to everyone:

• Perform hand hygiene
• Use respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette
• Use and dispose of sharps safely
• Perform routine environmental cleaning
• Handle and store waste and linen safely
• Wear mask to cover nose and mouth
• Wear eye protection if needed