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Sekou Sidibe
Senior Program Officer, CDC Foundation
Sekou Sidibe serves as a Senior Program Officer at the CDC Foundation. In this role, he is responsible for managing a diverse portfolio of scientific projects and works collaboratively with CDC technical experts to implement life-changing and effective public health programs.
Clean Hands Count!
5/5/2016
By Sekou Sidibe
Senior Program Officer, CDC Foundation
The science is clear: clean hands protect patients and healthcare providers from serious infections. However, studies show that on average, healthcare providers clean their hands less than half of the times they should. This is a contributing factor in the spread of healthcare-associated infections that affect one in 25 hospital patients on any given day.
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