Overview:
Infection prevents the spread of infection in healthcare settings. International Infection Prevention Week is celebrated worldwide to highlight the importance of focusing on infection control activities and how to implement them in healthcare centers to reduce the transmission of infection.
Objectives:
- Raising awareness of the importance of infection control in healthcare facilities and all public places.
- Improving behavior and achieving safer and higher quality healthcare practices.
- Involving healthcare workers in clean care and infection prevention.
Facts:
- Effective infection control reduces the risk of infection transmission by 30%.
- One in ten patients acquires an infection while receiving healthcare.
- The patient has the right to ask about infection control methods followed in healthcare facilities and to ask the caregiver about hand hygiene.
Official Date:
Globally: October 13-19, 2025.
Locally: Rabi' Al Thani 21-27, 1447 AH.
Reference:
Primary Health Care Corporation - World Infection Control Week.
World Health Organization – EMRO - Infection Control.