WHO Global Infection Prevention and Control Network meeting, May 16th-18th 2023

Overview

The meeting was convened as part of the follow-up to the resolution on infection prevention and control (IPC) agreed by the World Health Assembly in 2022. The resolution called for a global strategy on IPC (GSIPC) in healthcare settings accompanied by a global action plan, including a framework for tracking progress, with clear measurable targets to be achieved by 2030. The draft GSIPC, developed after widespread consultation, was approved by the World Health Assembly in 2023.

The principal objective of the meeting was to gather inputs from participants for the development of key elements of the global action plan (GAP) and its monitoring framework (MF). Participants included members of the Global IPC Network (GIPCN), representatives from all three levels of WHO, and country representatives. The meeting sought to gather strategic directions for the effective implementation of the GSIPC, the GAP and the MF, including key indicators.