Optimizing Highly Infectious Disease Isolation Unit Management: Experiences From the Infectious Diseases Isolation and Research Unit, Fort Portal, Uganda
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Date
2021
Authors
Alum, Susan
Asiimwe, Moses
Kanyomozi, Gerald
Nalikka, Jacqueline
Okwaro, Peace
Migisha, Isabella
Muhindo, Brenda
Wailagala, Abdullah
Okello, Stephen
Blair, Paul
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Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
Abstract
Infectious disease outbreaks on the scale of the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
pandemic are a new phenomenon in many parts of the world. Many isolation unit designs with
corresponding workflow dynamics and personal protective equipment postures have been proposed
for each emerging disease at the health facility level, depending on the mode of transmission.
However, personnel and resource management at the isolation units for a resilient
response will vary by human resource capacity, reporting requirements, and practice setting.
This study describes an approach to isolation unit management at a rural Uganda Hospital
and shares lessons from the Uganda experience for isolation unit managers in low- and
middle-income settings.
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Keywords
Patient Isolation, Public Health Practice, COVID-19, Nurse’s Role
Citation
Alum S, Asiimwe M, Kanyomozi G, et al. Optimizing highly infectious disease isolation unit management: Experiences from the infectious diseases isolation and research unit, Fort Portal, Uganda. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2021.339.