(with thanks to Global Health Now)
'A simple, scalable hospital program improved hand hygiene, sped up sepsis treatment, and reduced severe maternal infections by 32%, per a trial conducted in Malawi and Uganda [https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2512698] that demonstrates the lifesaving potential of small interventions even in resource-limited settings. News Medical' https://www.news-medical.net/news/20251124/Simple-hospital-program-reduc...
COMMENT (NPW): These interventions have been recognised for years, even decades. My interpretation of the research is that it demonstrates the lifesaving potential of small interventions *especially* in resource-limited settings.
The reality in most resource-limited settings is that these basic life-saving interventions are not being routinely implemented.
HIFA profile: Neil Pakenham-Walsh is coordinator of HIFA (Healthcare Information For All), a global health community that brings all stakeholders together around the shared goal of universal access to reliable healthcare information. HIFA has 20,000 members in 180 countries, interacting in four languages and representing all parts of the global evidence ecosystem. HIFA is administered by Global Healthcare Information Network, a UK-based nonprofit in official relations with the World Health Organization. Email: neil@hifa.org