Core components for infection prevention and control programs: a World Health Organization network report.
Under the leadership of the World Health Organization (WHO), the core components necessary for national and local infection prevention and control programs are identified. These components were determined by a network of international experts who are representatives from WHO regional offices and relevant WHO programs. The respective roles of the national authorities and the local healthcare facilities are delineated.
Seto
Wing Hong
WH
Department of Quality and Risk Management, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong. whseto@ha.org.hk
Otaíza
Fernando
F
Pessoa-Silva
Carmen L
CL
D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000592:standards*; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D011361:Professional Competence; D016730:Program Development; D014944:World Health Organization