Assessment of Occupational Infections Prevention as a Part of Employee Wellness Program for Healthcare Providers in Pediatrics Ain Shams University Hospital

Abstract

ealthcare workers are highly subjected to acquiring or transmitting infections during their daily activities that includes being in contact with patients, body fluids, or specimens. An Employee health program is an essential and cornerstone element in efforts to provide a safe environment for patients and healthcare personnel. The infection control objectives of the program should be an integral part of a health care organization’s general program for infection control. The insufficiency of implementation of the important elements of the program in the developing countries poses a huge risk of infection transmission to the Healthcare workers, as well as the patients. In addition to, the high costs that the hospital facility will face for the control of outbreaks, diagnosis and treatment of the infected staff and patients.