[afro-nets] MMIS Program Highlights Newsletter

["Sarah Melendez" <Sarah_Melendez@jsi.com>]

MMIS Program Highlights Newsletter
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Poor injection and sharps waste disposal practices unnecessarily expose patients, health care providers, and communities to HIV and other bloodborne pathogens. The World Health Organization estimates that each year around the world, more than 25 million people are infected with HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C through unsafe injections and reused needles.  John Snow Inc.'s Making Medical Injections Safer (MMIS) Project works within 11 countries in Africa and the Caribbean to improve injection practices and reduce medical transmission of bloodborne diseases such as HIV.  In addition, MMIS works with local governments to build sustainable programs that establish and implement national plans for safe disposal of medical waste associated with injections.
 
MMIS is pleased to announce the latest  issue of its Program Highlights Newsletter featuring the following highlights of programmatic activities:
 
HAITI:  Partnering with Private Importers of Syringes and Medical Supplies
KENYA: Community Interventions to Promote Injection Safety 
TANZANIA:  Integrating Infection Prevention and Control into Injection Safety Training
BOTSWANA:  Improving Segregation of Waste
NIGERIA: Community Outreach Programs Promote Injection Safety through Participatory Approach 
 
For additional information on theses highlights or the MMIS Project, please email mmisinfo@jsi.com or visit our website at 
http://www.mmis.jsi.com

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Sarah Melendez
mailto:Sarah_Melendez@jsi.com