IPC Sameeksha Volume 9

Overview

Sameeksha is a Hindi word, meaning review. This compilation of recent open access publications and resources on IPC (with a bulleted summary and online link) are grouped under scientific journals, guidelines, and training/IEC resources. Kindly note: inclusion of publications/resources in this review does not imply an endorsement by WHO.

Key highlights from volume 9

• WHO guidelines for preventing infections associated with use of peripheral intravascular catheters
• Ten years of hand hygiene excellence show improvements in hand hygiene in healthcare facilities worldwide
• Extensive colonisation and contamination of hospital surfaces with AMR bacteria
• Use of nursing care bundles for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in LMICs
• WHO guidelines for WASH interventions to prevent and control mosquito borne diseases
• Catalogue for IPC training courses available on OpenWHO