Great Progress in Vanuatu
| Type of post: | PRIDA news item |
| Sub-type: | No sub-type |
| Posted By: | Meryta May |
| Status: | Current |
| Date Posted: | Wed, 9 Oct 2024 |
Recently PRIDA’s Dr Ben Knippenberg, Ms Tessa Oakley and Ms Amy Legg paid a very successful visit to Port Vila Hospital, focussing on advancing microbiology diagnostics and streamlining current data entry processes.
Activities included education sessions on the all-important topics of antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial stewardship, and harmonising antibiotics available at the hospital with best-practice guideline recommendations.
A streamlined data entry system WHONET is now in place, and eliminates the need for duplicate data entry for hospital and laboratory staff.
Microbiology results are directly g
enerated and can be easily shared on other communication platforms. This software also enables antibiogram production, helping the Vanuatu team monitor local resistance patterns.
Microbiology results are directly g
enerated and can be easily shared on other communication platforms. This software also enables antibiogram production, helping the Vanuatu team monitor local resistance patterns.
The PRIDA team was very excited to help with the implementation of rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing (RAST) protocols for positive blood cultures. This will lead to faster, more targeted treatments for bloodstream infections.
These changes mark a critical shift in the lab’s operations, improving diagnostic efficiency and patient care.
