Boniface Hakizimana

Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, Academic Unit for Infection Prevention and Control, Stellenbosch University, PO Box 19063, Tygerberg 7505, Cape Town, South Africa

Publications

Research
A Multi-modal Infection Prevention and Control Approach to Combat COVID-19 in Overcrowded Settings Such as Prisons and Boarding Schools: The Experience from Rwanda
Author(s): Boniface Hakizimana*

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory tract infection caused by a new strain of coronavirus that was first recognized in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. COVID-19 spreads via droplets, aerosols, fomites and faeces and it spreads more quickly in overcrowded settings. The aim of the study was to establish a multi-modal approach which is a set of interventions to be implemented together in overcrowded settings to enable effective COVID-19 response by flattening the epi-curve and control the transmission of the disease. Methods: This was an intervention study. A comprehensive multi-modal approach developed and implemented in 2 prisons and 15 boarding schools in Eastern Province of Rwanda. It started from November 2020 to the end of May 2021. The overall objective of the study was to evaluate the impact.. Read More»
DOI: 10.37421/2576-1420.2024.9.328

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