Infection prevention and control for COVID-19 response in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh: an intra-action review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) is critical in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic and is one of the pillars of the WHO COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan 2020. We conducted an Intra-Action Review (IAR) of IPC response efforts to the COVID-19 pandemic in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, to identify best practices, challenges, and recommendations for improvement of the current and future responses.

Methods

We conducted two meetings with 54 participants purposively selected from different organizations and agencies involved in the frontline implementation of IPC in Cox's Bazar district, Bangladesh. We used the IPC trigger questions from the WHO country COVID-19 IAR: trigger question database to guide the discussions. Meeting notes and transcripts were th

SUBMITTER: Apolot RR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10241551 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature