Introduction:
Millions of infection prevention and control professionals across the world will join in activities commemorating International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW) from October 18-24 this year, highlighting the importance of focusing on infection control activities and applying them in health care centers to prevent infection transmission.
Facts:
- 1 in 10 patients get an infection while receiving care.
- Effective infection prevention reduces health care-associated infections by 30%.
- Patient has the right to inquire about the health facilities' infection prevention methods and ask healthcare providers to clean their hands.
- Objectives:
- Raising awareness of the importance of infection control in health facilities.
- Improving behavior and achieving safer and higher-quality healthcare practices.
- Engaging healthcare workers in clean care prevention of infection.
Official Date:
- Globally: October 18th-24th, 2020.
- Locally: Rajab 1st-7th, 1442H.
Theme:
(Infection Prevention Is Everyone’s Responsibility)