Infection prevention and control
Located within the Integrated Health Services (IHS) department, the IPC Unit provides technical leadership and coordination of the infection prevention and control work at WHO headquarters.

 

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WHO GAPMF practical guide

A WHO practical guide to provide a practical, stepwise approach to the development and implementation of national action plans (NAPs) for IPC, aligned with the WHO GAPMF. The guide includes inspirational country stories and directs the users towards tools and resources to help countries to prioritize, cost, implement, monitor and evaluate their national action plan activities.
Development and implementation of national action plans for infection prevention and control: practical guide
The practical guide provides a stepwise approach to the development and implementation of an infection prevention and control national action plan. It...

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Infection prevention and control pre-service education and training curriculum: foundational content for all health and care workers
The primary objective of this curriculum is to equip pre-service students in health-related programmes with the essential knowledge, skills and behavioural...

Key global policy, strategy and planning resources for IPC

Global action plan and monitoring framework for IPC (2024-2030)

This action plan was approved at the 77th WHA in 2024. It provides clear actions, indicators, and targets to support Member States in improving national- and facility-level IPC actions

 

News and events


 

Country stories

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To help inspire your IPC implementation journey, WHO is and has been collecting country stories from around the world to showcase exemplars of IPC implementation as they relate to the WHO core components.

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Resources


 

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Development and implementation of national action plans for infection prevention and control: practical guide

The practical guide provides a stepwise approach to the development and implementation of an infection prevention and control national action plan.It outlines...

Clinical management and infection prevention and control for mpox: living guideline, May 2025

This document is for public health specialists, health emergency responders, clinicians, health facility managers, health and care workers and IPC...

Infection prevention and control pre-service education and training curriculum: foundational content for all health and care workers

The primary objective of this curriculum is to equip pre-service students in health-related programmes with the essential knowledge, skills and behavioural...

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