WHO Global Infection Prevention and Control Network meeting 2017

Overview

The purposes of the Network are to enhance local, national and international coordination and collaboration in the field of IPC and to support the efforts of WHO and Member States, ranging from preparedness to establishing IPC systems and programme strengthening, as well as outbreak prevention and control and capacity building for surveillance. The Network in its current format comprises a range of organizations working in the field of IPC, from societies to WHO Collaborating Centres. A small selection of relevant new organizations was invited to attend the 2017 meeting.

The overall purpose of the February 2017 meeting was to outline and secure plans for collaboration and collaborative plans between participating organizations and WHO in order to ensure the development, dissemination and implementation of IPC recommendations and products. This was the first meeting to be held since the coordination of the Network passed to the IPC Global Unit (IPC-GU) within the Service Delivery and Safety Department at WHO. It therefore provided the opportunity to revisit the terms of reference (TOR) and activities of the Network in order to be sure of their relevance to current global IPC needs and in support of progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).