Acknowledgements

Produced by

The Infection Control Africa Network (ICAN)

Development of this book was a collaborative effort with the Academic Unit for Infection Prevention and Control at Tygerberg Hospital and Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.

Authors

Dr Angela Dramowski, MBChB, FC Paed, Cert Paed ID, MMed Paed, DCH, Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Stellenbosch University South Africa

Prof Shaheen Mehtar, MBBS, FRCPath (UK), FCPath (SA), MD(Lon), Academic Unit for Infection Prevention and Control, Stellenbosch University South Africa

Editor

Prof David Woods, MBChB, MD, FRCP, DCH, Eduhealthcare, South Africa

Funded by

The Stellenbosch University Rural Medical Education Partnership Initiative (SURMEPI) supported by the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS relief (PEPFAR) through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the term T84HA21652.

Reviewers

Professor Wolfgang Preiser (Department of Medical Virology, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa): chapter 1

Professor Lucille Blumberg (National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa): chapter 1

Dr Petrus Janse Van Vuren (National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa): chapter 1

Dr Rosie Burton (Infectious Diseases Specialist, Khayelitsha District Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa): chapter 2

Jens Pedersen (Policy Advisor, Médecins Sans Frontières, South Africa): chapter 2

Professor Dale Fisher (Head of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital and the National University of Singapore, Singapore): chapters 1 and 2

Dr Sergey Eremin (Pandemic and Epidemic Diseases, World Health Organisation, Geneva, Switzerland): chapter 3

Dr Nizam Damani (International Federation for Infection Control and Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control, Queens University, Belfast, United Kingdom): chapter 3

Professor Babacar Ndoye (Infection Control Africa Network and Ministry of Health, Senegal): chapter 4

Dr Frederick Marais (Infection Control Africa Network and Stellenbosch University, South Africa): chapter 5

Professor Meredith Minkler (School of Public Health, UC Berkeley¸ United States of America): chapter 5

Professor David Woods (Eduhealthcare, South Africa): multiple-choice questions