Where We Work. Where We Work. Benin. / 2017. Safe Surgery. Everywhere. Decreasing the disparity in sterile processing knowledge between high- and low-income countries. Get Involved. Get to know us. Connect. Resources. Get involved. The Team. Recent News. Contact Us. Publications. Contact Us.…
Guatemala. Nacional del Progreso Y Escuelade Enfermería. 2019. Similar in size to neighbouring Central American countries, Guatemala continues to increase its overall health expenditure and in 2014 it was 6.2% of the GDP.¹ It is estimated that basic health and nutrition services meet only 54% of the…
Nicaragua. Esteban Jeanz Cerran. 2019. Located east of El Salvador and the initial training site, healthcare workers from Nicaragua returned home following the workshop held in February in. El Salvador. and led a “Safer Surgical Instruments” training workshop in March 2019 at the hospital Esteban Je…
Honduras. Mario Catarino Rivas. 2019. Located north of El Salvador and the initial training site, Honduras continues to support safe health initiatives with 8.7% of the total GDP expenditure on health.¹. Following the trainer-of-trainers workshop in February 2019 in. El Salvador. participants return…
Guinea. Conakry. 2012–2013, 2018–2020. The population of Guinea is estimated at 12.4 million with an average life expectancy of 60.02 years old.¹ In 2011 there were three hospital beds per 10,000 people, suggesting challenges for the population to access inpatient healthcare, including surgery. At t…
Uganda. Mukono District. 2018. In February 2021, SPECT collaborated with FullSoul Canada and Rotary International to deliver sterile processing training to 30 maternal care workers from 10 healthcare facilities in Uganda’s Mukono District. This initiative helped improve infection prevention practice…
Sierre Leone. Freetown. 2011 - 2012. Sierra Leone is located in West Africa with an estimated population of 7.56 million as of 2017.¹ Maternal mortality is highest in the world with 1,360 mothers dying per 100,000 live births,² and the small country has faced a history of challenges in delivering sa…
El Salvador. Asociación de Médicos Anestesiólogos de El Salvador. 2019. The Central American country of El Salvador has a population of 6.4 million and in 2002 had 1.24 physicians per 1,000 people.¹. Recognizing the need for safe inpatient health services, SPECT partnered with Lifebox to present a t…
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“We met in Ethiopia working side by side with operating room teams to address the causes of deadly surgical infections through practical techniques and effective teamwork. By working together, we enhance our capacity to improve the outcomes of life-saving surgery around the world.”.…
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While docked in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Christina visited the sterile processing department of a local healthcare facility where she witnessed health care workers responsible for reprocessing surgical instruments who had never received training.…
Thank you to everyone who has donated, raised funds, volunteered or supported our work in other ways, we're so grateful for you! 7 African countries. 3 Global partnerships. 94 Hospitals. 60 Clinics. 504 Staff trained. 88 Sterilization units. Get Involved. Get to know us. Connect. Resources.…
SPECT's work was recently published in BMJ Global Health, a weekly, open-access, peer-reviewed medical journal. BMJ is one of the world's oldest general medical journals, published by the global knowledge provider. BMJ. , a wholly owned subsidiary of the British Medical Association.…
In cases where staff adjusted the functioning temperature dials some DHS passed, though most did not. Facility managers were aware of the risks with improperly functioning equipment and lamented the lack of support or resources available to repair or replace the equipment. Table 2.…
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Throughout this sub-contract we have provided education and training to 24 hospitals in Ethiopia, resulting in over 200 healthcare workers who have increased their skills in effectively cleaning and sterilizing surgical instruments to support safe surgery. Get Involved. Get to know us. Connect.…
We trust that the report will prove useful for governments seeking to prioritize safe surgical care, funders looking to invest in under-funded health priorities, and implementers looking to refine their approaches—and that it will serve as inspiration to the broader general global health audience.…
During our time in Tanzania, SPECT has made a significant impact on the ten hospitals that we worked with in the Mara and Kagera Regions. One nurse told me: “Staff members are happy with the visible results and changes that have been made since the training”.…