The Participatory Approach to Learning in Systems (PALS) is a training approach for IPC improvement in Nigerian health facilities. The Trainer Handbook is the first in a series of training manuals which address the needs of different target groups in the complex ecosystem of the healthcare facility. PALS is a training approach that helps to […]
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With the aim to “Leverage Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic to Scale-Up Investments in Infection Prevention and Control Programmes at all Levels in Nigeria” NCDC’s IPC unit received a grant from the Global Fund COVID 19 Response Mechanism. Specific objectives of this project are to: The PALS training approach specifically addresses the challenge of closing
In December 2023, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) and the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) hosted the inaugural conference of PALS in Nigeria’s capital Abuja. About 180 IPC practitioners from health facilities, university teaching hospitals, governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations convened to deliberate on “Catalyzing the Power of People for Sustainable IPC
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The “Participatory Approach to Learning in Systems” has transformative potential to improve Infection Prevention and Control in Nigeria beyond the health facility setting. To leverage this potential, 12 PALS Trainers volunteered to become “PALS Multiplicators”. During their training, they will acquire competences to multiply PALS into other settings and for other topics. The training program
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