10th Anniversary of World MRSA Day - A Call to Action
CHICAGO, Oct. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- "MRSA must immediately become a top political priority- people are dying and suffering needlessly," states Jeanine Thomas, founder of World MRSA Day and MRSA Survivors Network.
World MRSA Day, October 2 and World MRSA Awareness Month, October are annual designated awareness dates and draw critical attention to the global public health crisis.
In the United States MRSA patients can become financially ruined, chronically ill, homeless, permanently disabled and have zero support or assistance from the federal government. 85% of all MRSA infections are acquired in healthcare facilities. Immediate action from the U.S. Congress is needed and public awareness programs implemented like there were for HIV/AIDS.
'The ongoing MRSA Epidemic – A Call to Action' is this year's global theme. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to vastly under report MRSA infection rates in the United States and there is a significant lack of transparency worldwide. In the U.S., community-acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA) infection rates are not event being reported and they are increasing. We need a worldwide surveillance system set up by the World Health Organization (WHO) to track MRSA infection rates and published on a public website.
A bundled, comprehensive approach is needed for infection control in healthcare facilities, such;
- Active detection & isolation (using rapid testing)
- Strict adherence to hand hygiene
- Thorough decontamination of the environment using the latest technology
- Implementing a good stewardship program for antibiotics
The 10th Annual World MRSA Day Kickoff Event & C.diff Summit was held September 29, 2018 in Chicago and was a great success. Free MRSA screening was offered to attendees (Roche Diagnostics), which is the first time in the U.S. and globally for it to occur. All high-risk patients should be screened upon admission to a hospital.
National Sponsors: Gold – Roche and Cepheid, Silver- Melinta, NBC5 Chicago and Telligen. Local event sponsors: Natural Health Research Foundation, Xenex & Brad Chartrand.
World MRSA Awareness Month - October
Downloadable posters are at MRSA Survivors Network and their alliance partners MRSA Action UK and Kewaunee CARES will be promoting World MRSA Month.
MRSA Survivors Network was founded in 2003 - the first patient/consumer advocacy organization in the U.S. to raise the alarm concerning MRSA and healthcare-acquired infections. They give support to MRSA patients, families, educate, raise awareness and are dedicated to saving lives.
For information on becoming a Corporate Sponsor, donate, or volunteer contact us at: 630 325-4354, www.MRSAsurvivors.org , [email protected], Twitter.com/MRSAsurvivors and at Facebook.com/MRSASurvivorsNetwork.
Media Contact:
Jeanine Thomas
[email protected]
630-325-4354
SOURCE MRSA Survivors Network
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