London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) remain a major, yet largely preventable, burden across all countries - contributing infection in 7% of hospital patients in high income settings, and 15% in Low and Middle-Income Countries thereby imposing significant costs on health systems and society. Environmental cleaning is a critical component of infection prevention and control strategies. However, it is often overlooked in terms of staffing, funding, and research investment. Over the past five years, a coalition of leading organisations - including WHO, ICAN, WaterAid, UK-PHRST, and LSHTM -has worked to raise awareness of this missed opportunity to reduce infection transmission. 

The event will mark the publication in Lancet Microbe of findings from a recent cluster randomised trial conducted in Cambodia, which evaluates the effectiveness of the WHO training package on environmental cleaning. The programme will feature presentations, a panel discussion, and a Q&A session, followed by a networking reception. 

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Programme

17:45 Opening

Professor Wendy J Graham, LSHTM

17:50 Welcome

Professor Liam Smeeth, LSHTM

17:55 - 18:15 The neglected cadre: history of cleaning

• Professor Clare Chandler, LSHTM
• Professor Stephanie Dancer, Edinburgh Napier University
• Professor Wendy J Graham, LSHTM

18:15 - 18:45 Clean Frontline cluster randomised trial results

Dr Giorgia Gon, LSHTM

18:45 - 19:10 Q&A with the experts and discussion

• Dr Silvia Bertagnolio, WHO AMR
• Professor Folasade Ogunsola, University of Lagos
• Dr Om Prasad Gautam, WaterAid
• Emilio Hornsey, UK PHRST
• Dr Claire Kilpatrick, S3 Global Health

19:10 - 19:20 Questions from the floor

Professor Wendy J Graham, LSHTM

19:20 - 19:25 Closing remarks 

• Elena Dalla Vecchia, The Lancet Microbe
• Professor Kat Holt, LSHTM

19:30 Thanks and reception

Dr Giorgia Gon, LSHTM

Speakers

• Dr Silvia Bertagnolio, WHO AMR
• Professor Clare Chandler, LSHTM
• Professor Stephanie Dancer, Edinburgh Napier University
• Professor Folasade Ogunsola, University of Lagos
• Dr Giorgia Gon, LSHTM
• Professor Wendy J Graham, LSHTM
• Dr Om Prasad Gautam, WaterAid
• Professor Kat Holt, LSHTM
• Emilio Hornsey, UK PHRST
• Dr Claire Kilpatrick, S3 Global Health
• Professor Liam Smeeth, LSHTM
• Elena Dalla Vecchia, The Lancet Microbe

Event notices

• Please note that you can join this event in person or you can join the session remotely.