Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines 3rd Edition

Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines 3rd Edition

The Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Guidelines  aim to support healthcare workers improve quality and safety health care.  The Guidelines further aim to promote and facilitate the overall goal of IPC by providing evidence-based recommendations on the critical aspects of IPC, focusing on the fundamental principles and priority action areas.  All health service organizations should consider the risk of healthcare-associated infection(s) (HAI) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) transmission to implement these recommendations. The IPC Guidelines also set national standards for the prevention and control of HAIs and to ensure compliance to the National Quality Standards.