“Coordination Of “Pest Control” Activities (Uni En 16636: 2015) For Healthcare Structures.
Authors: Afflitto Salvatore 
Published: October 2023

2020 has been a year marked by a terrible pandemic, caused by a Coronavirus named Covid-19. This virus will godown in history for radically changing the world population’s life habits and leading death, suffering and terrible moments among countless family, in addition to severe economic and financial damages. In just over a year and despiteall the restrictive containment measures implemented by the the world countries’ governments, the pandemic itselfhas caused over 163 million cases and 3 million global deaths, of which over 53 million cases and 1 million deathsi Europe, while in Italy there have been over 4 million cases and 123.000 deaths. The only way to stop pandemic isto be able to produce and test, as soon as possible, an effective vaccine to be given to the whole global population.Finally, in early 2021, the European Medicines Agency ( E.M.A.) and subsequently the Italian medicines agency (IMA) approved to use various anti covid-19 vaccines produced by some pharmaceutical companies. In this context,the ASL NAPOLI 1 centro strategic direction, in compliance with state and regional provisions, promptly took actionthrough the creation of numerous vaccination hubs with a dosing total capacity of 15.000-18.000 doses of vaccineper day, distributed throughout the area of competence. In particular, the vaccine centre set up in the rooms called“La fagianeria” located in the “real bosco di Capodimonte”, a luxuriant park with various botanical wonders thatcovers about 134 hectares with over 400 different plant species. Just due to the location peculiarity, it was necessaryto implement a pest control procedure according to the “UNI EN 16636:2015” standard, for infestations control anddamages verification that pests can cause to the environment, to people’s health and goods.The presence of endemicpests such as small rodents, crawling and winged insects or micro-organisms can represent, in fact, a serious risk forusers health and health personnel since they can act as “vectors” for the introduction and the spreading of diseasesand possible allergens for humans.Pest management, therefore, plays an important role in protecting public healthand also in protecting health facilities from direct and indirect damages that can cause significant losses both infinancial terms and in service quality offered to users. The study aim is to coordinate the “pest control” proceduresimplementation, verification and validation according to “UNI EN 16636:2015” at the vaccination center set up byASL Napoli 1 centre in rooms called “la fagianeria” located inside the real bosco di Capodimonte, verifying theirefficiency and effectiveness. The evolution of health care organisations towards socio-assistance intervention systemcharacterised by a certain operational complexity, also through the multi-professional participation of various operators, has entailed the need to pay more attention to pay more attention to pest control activities to citizen users somequality healthcare services as a response to its ever-growing and more complex health demand, due to the progressivepopulation ageing, which makes even more necessary a multitude of professional interventions, increasingly integrated, to ensure a compete and satisfying response.I would like to thank my company for giving me the chance to carryout this great professional experience that brought a cultural, behavioural and professional change in me. thanksalso to the proactive attitude of the company strategic management which, in SARS-COV-2 pandemic emergency, hasbeen able to integrate the work of various specialists among health health personnel, including “environmental andworkplace prevention technician” and “ specialist in prevention health professions sciences”.