NIH trains capital's healthcare staff on infection prevention

ISLAMABAD: The National Institute of Health (NIH) on Tuesday started a series of trainings on infection prevention and control for doctors, nurses, paramedics, sanitary staff and housekeeping personnel working at federal government hospitals.

This training will benefit five major federal government hospitals including staff at the National Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine (NIRM), Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims), the Polyclinic Hospital, the Federal Government Hospital (FGH) and the Capital Hospital in Islamabad.

The trainings commenced in the first week of January and are expected to be completed by the end of February.

NIH Executive Director Professor Major-General Aamer Ikram said that the NIH is supporting national healthcare institutions.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 22^nd, 2020.