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Public policies on healthcare-associated infections: a Brazil and UK case study

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: To summarize the historical events and drivers underlying public policy for the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections in Brazil and in the United Kingdom. In doing so, the article aims to identify lessons and recommendations for future development of public policy. The analysis is based on a historical overview of national healthcare-associated infections programs taken from previously published sources. Findings highlight how the development of healthcare-associated infections prevention and control policies followed similar trajectories in Brazil and the United Kingdom. This can be conceptualized around four sequential phases: Formation, Consolidation, Standardization, and Monitoring and Evaluation. However, while we identified similar phases of development in Brazil and the United Kingdom, it can be seen that the former entered each stage around 20 years after the latter.

Source: Revista de Saúde Pública

DOI: 10.11606/s1518-8787.2017051000315

Authors: Maria Clara Padoveze, Sara Melo, Simon Bishop, Vanessa de Brito Poveda, Carlos Magno Castelo Branco Fortaleza

Institutions: Universidade de São Paulo, Queen's University Belfast, University of Nottingham, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)

Language: English

Topic: Infection Control in Healthcare

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,200