scholarly journals 100 years of infectious disease prevention and control at Denmark’s Statens Serum Institut

2002 ◽  
Vol 6 (38) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nils Strandberg Pedersen
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
International Symposium ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Applied Research ◽  
Congenital Disorders ◽  
And Control ◽  
Century Development

Denmark’s Statens Serum Institute (SSI) celebrated its centenary last week with an international symposium entitled ‘Vaccines for the 21st century – development and strategies’ (11-12 September), and the launch of a new website (http://www.ssi.dk/) (1). SSI was inaugurated on 9 September 1902 to ensure the production and supply of anti-diphtheria serum for Danish patients. Throughout its 100 year history, the institute has continuously applied research based knowledge to the prevention and control of infectious diseases and congenital disorders.

Evaluation of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Ability of Medical Buildings in Harbin, China

2022 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-74
Author(s):  
Tian Wang ◽  
Shanshan Zhang ◽  
Yue Wu ◽  
Hongzhe Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Building System ◽  
And Control

Objective: Entrusted by the Harbin Municipal Government, evaluation medical building system for prevention and control of sudden infectious diseases in the city has been established. Background: China, as a country that found the COVID-19 earlier, has taken strict control measures. However, as the medical building system is not perfect enough to prevent and control sudden infectious diseases. Method: First, expert group methodology was used and evaluation index of ability of prevention and control of sudden infectious diseases in medical building system was selected; then fuzzy comprehensive evaluation was adopted to establish index set and to set weight and medical building system evaluation model for prevention and control of sudden infectious diseases was constructed; finally, it’s to modify the indicators and weights in the evaluation set and to make an evaluation of the ability of Harbin medical building system to prevent and control sudden infectious diseases in accordance with the current management mode of system. Results: The medical building system in Harbin is significantly unbalanced in its ability to prevent sudden infections where there are low indicators for response monitoring and forecasting terminals, there are high indicators for the construction of emergency center. Conclusions: The evaluation model of the ability of medical building system to prevent and control sudden infectious diseases was constructed. The model is adopted to make practical evaluation of infectious disease prevention and control ability in Harbin and to form the evaluation method of the direct connection between the theoretical research of medical architecture and medical building design.

scholarly journals The Danish Statens Serum Institute celebrates its centenary

2002 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 142-143
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Applied Research ◽  
Vaccine Development ◽  
Emerging Diseases ◽  
Epidemiological Surveillance ◽  
Congenital Disorders ◽  
Training Centre ◽  
And Control ◽  
And Training

The Statens Serum Institute (SSI) in Denmark celebrated its centenary on 9 September 2002. Conferences were organised on emerging and re-emerging diseases, vaccine development, and the launch of a new website (www.ssi.dk). Inaugurated in 1902 to ensure the production of anti-diphtheria serum, the institute has continuously applied research-based knowledge towards the prevention and control of infectious diseases and congenital disorders. Today, the SSI performs the epidemiological surveillance of infectious diseases, and serves as a laboratory diagnostic reference and training centre. It uses specifically developed diagnostic facilities, and has achieved the development, and production of vaccines, and plasma-based medicines.

PRAWO ADMINISTRACYJNE WOBEC EPIDEMII CHOROBY ZAKAŹNEJ – WYBRANE PROBLEMY NA TLE STUDIUM PRZYPADKU KORONAWIRUSA SARSCOV-2 (CHOROBY COVID-19)

2021 ◽  
pp. 154-196
Author(s):  
Jacek Jagielski ◽  
Piotr Gołaszewski
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Administrative Law ◽  
Theoretical Terms ◽  
Digital Exclusion ◽  
Administrative Proceedings ◽  
And Control ◽  
Theoretical Reflection

The article discusses the legal and administrative regulations regarding the prevention and control of infectious diseases. The author puts forward and justifies the thesis that the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus epidemic (COVID-19 disease) has exposed significant imperfections (and partly deficiencies) of the above-mentioned regulations, and at the same time revealed the effects of – sometimes insufficient – theoretical reflection on administrative law and the methods of reception of its assumptions and theoretical structures into the provisions of this law. Against this background, particular attention was paid to the construction of the special state as a (separate and independent) institution of material administrative law, as well as to issues concerning, inter alia, administrative regulations, general administrative acts, administrative enforcement of non-pecuniary obligations, administrative proceedings, criminal-administrative law, and social (digital) exclusion in administrative law. The considerations are summed up by the statement that administrative law – both in practical and theoretical terms – has turned out to be insufficiently prepared for an epidemic of an infectious disease in general, and even more so for an epidemic of a scale such as that caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.

scholarly journals Knowledge and practice of preparedness for infectious disease prevention and control among healthcare workers in secondary health care facilities in Osogbo, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 67-77
Author(s):  
WO Adebimpe ◽  
K Adabanija ◽  
DO Ibirongbe
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Secondary Health Care ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
And Control

Background: Health care workers have critical roles to play in breaking the chain of infections in health care settings. The outbreak of Lassa Fever and Ebola Virus Disease in the West African sub-region in recent times is a rationale for a dire need for a strong epidemic preparedness system. The objective of the study is to assess the knowledge and practice of preparedness for infectious disease prevention and control among healthcare workers in secondary health care facilities in Osogbo, Nigeria.Methods: It was a Descriptive cross sectional study and 340 healthcare workers were selected using a multistage sampling technique. Research instrument used were semi structured pre-tested interviewer-administered questionnaire. Data was analyzed using the SPSS software version 17 .0.Results: The mean age of the respondents was 42 + 8.9 years. Out of the 340 healthcare workers studied 88.7% had good knowledge, while 72% and 67% had favorable attitude and good practice towards preparedness for infectious disease prevention and control respectively. Three hundred and eight (90.6%) said they washed their hands regularly before and after procedures. Only 37.4% said they still recap used needles and 31.8% said they have Infectious Disease Prevention and Control committee in their health facility. One hundred and ninety eight (58.2%) said they normally practice quarantine for eligible suspected cases and 77.4% perceived themselves to be at occupational risk of contracting infectious diseases. Having more than ten years of working experience was the major predictor of likelihood to have good knowledge, attitude and practice of preparedness on binary logistic regression analysis.Conclusion: The gap between knowledge and practice of preparedness for Infectious Disease and prevention Control calls for improved awareness and training among health workers, and their consistent monitoring towards behavioural change.

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