National Infection Prevention and Control Policy

Abstract

Infection prevention and control (IPC) is a comprehensive approach to prevent morbidity and mortality in patients and healthcare workers (HCW) from transmissible infectious diseases. The ultimate goal of IPC is to promote health care quality, which is safe for patients, health care workers, others in the health care setting and the environment. Developing an IPC policy and strategy provides a framework to develop and implement guidelines and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to improve the quality of healthcare in healthcare facilities.