Main spectrum of work:
- Develop, promulgate and evaluate best practices in infection prevention and control;
- Organise training in infection prevention and control for health care and community settings;
- Support epidemiological investigation of communicable disease outbreaks in hospitals;
- Conduct surveillance on infection hazards;
- Secretariat support to the Scientific Committee on Infection Control;
- Prevention, surveillance and control of antimicrobial resistance.
Divisions:
- Antimicrobial Resistance Division
- Infection Control Promotion and Liaison Division
- Healthcare Quality Enhancement Division
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