The World Health Organisation has updated its 2009 Guidelines on Core Components of Infection Prevention and Control Programmes. The report highlights eight ‘core components’ for IPC:
IPC
Review on AMR: final report
The final report from Jim O’Neill’s Review on AMR is published today. The report summarises the key findings of the reports published by The Review. The key interventions outlined in the report are:
- A global public awareness campaign
- Preventing the spread of infection
- Reducing unnecessary use of antibiotics, and controlling their environmental dissemination
- Improving surveillance of resistance and consumption
- Improving diagnostics
- Explore vaccines
- Improve remuneration for people working in ID (here here)
- Develop a global innovation fund for anti-infective drug development
- Incentivise anti-infective drug development
Not a great deal on infection prevention in the report – but this was covered in detail in a previous report. Some more excellent infographics, and an impressive Review. Well worth a read.
Review on AMR: Report on Infection Prevention and Control, and Surveillance
The Review on AMR published their final instalment today: a report on Infection Prevention and Control, and Surveillance. A report on IPC was not planned at the start of the Review, so the existence of this report illustrates the responsiveness of the Review team. Also, having been peripherally involved in reviewing this report, I am aware that it was written within an extremely short timeframe but it does not show: it is comprehensive and thought-provoking (as it should be) with some useful recommendations.
Reflections on Infection Prevention and Control 