The rulebook on the implementation of measures for the prevention and suppression of hospital infections will start to be applied soon, announced the director of the Directorate for Public Health, Miro Knežević.
He said that the Rulebook, in the drafting of which the most eminent experts participated, is currently in line with the legislation and that he expects its full implementation as soon as possible.
"The rules will help and facilitate the work of colleagues in complex situations and challenges faced by even the most modern medical institutions in the world," said Knežević in an interview with the MINA agency.
He announced that the National Program for the Prevention and Control of Hospital Infections will be completed by the end of the year, and each health institution will develop a plan based on the needs of its institutions.
Knežević emphasized that health care is an important part of health care and that is why correct procedures in the prevention and treatment of hospital infections are very important.
When asked what measures can be taken in order to completely eradicate hospital infections, Knežević said that current knowledge arguably indicates that it is impossible to create a risk-free hospital and that it is practically impossible to talk about the eradication or elimination of infections.
"However, well-organized prevention programs can significantly reduce their rate," Knežević pointed out.
According to him, there are five to ten percent of hospital infections in developed countries, while in developing countries that percentage ranges from 25 to 40 percent.
Epidemiological surveillance, which is defined as the organized collection, processing and interpretation of data on the frequency of hospital infections, as Knežević said, is considered the basic link in their prevention and suppression.
He said that in order to reduce hospital infections, continuous team work is necessary with the aim of conducting constant supervision over staff, patients, the hospital environment, the sterility of instruments, solutions for medical use, along with permanent control of the implementation of all known measures to prevent the transmission of potential infectious agents.
"That's why the adoption and observance of the guidelines for the prevention and control of intrahospital infections is of crucial importance," emphasized Knežević.
The Ministry of Health, with the aim of preventing and suppressing hospital infections, organized practical training for the medical staff of all health institutions in Montenegro and through the monitoring process gave recommendations for action.
Previously, theoretical and educational seminars for healthcare employees were organized with the same goal.
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