Overview:
Infection control prevents spread of infection in health care facilities, and millions of infection prevention and control professionals around the world join activities to celebrate World Infection Prevention Week; This highlights the importance of focusing on infection control activities and applying them in healthcare centers. to reduce transmission of infection.
Objectives:
- Awareness of the importance of infection prevention in healthcare facilities.
- Improving behavior and achieving safer, higher-quality healthcare practices.
- Participation of healthcare workers in clean care and infection prevention.
Facts:
- One out of every ten patients becomes infected while receiving health care.
- Effective infection prevention reduces risk of transmission by 30%.
- Patient has the right to ask about infection prevention methods used in healthcare facilities, and ask caregiver about cleanliness of his hands.
Official Date:
Globally: Oct. 15th-22nd, 2023
Locally: Rabi Awwal 7th to Rabi Thani 30th, 1445H