The Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) unit at WHO is coordinating a global survey on the current level of progress in IPC programmes and hand hygiene activities in healthcare facilities in the context of the annual WHO hand hygiene campaign –scheduled for 5 May 2019.
The survey has two levels, involving the completion of two tools at the facility:
- The WHO Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (IPCAF)
- The WHO Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework (HHSAF)
Healthcare facilities wishing to participate will receive an invitation after registering using this link or sending a request to who_ipc_globalsurvey@who.int.
All data submitted via the WHO IPC Global Survey online system will be confidential. English, French, and Spanish, versions are available (see dedicated pages) as well as some other languages. The survey will be open until 16 May 2019. For more information, please visit this link: https://www.who.int/infection-prevention/campaigns/ipc-global-survey-2019/en/