Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)
THE IMPORTANCE OF INFECTION PREVENTION CONTROL
Presenter: NAMANE TE
Acting IPC CO-ORDINATOR
DR J.S MOROKA DISTRICT HOSPITAL
Prevent infections • Protect people • Save lives • Save resources
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The webinar journey
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By the end, participants should be able to…
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THE PROBLEM
Health care should make people safer — not expose them to preventable infections.
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What is Infection Prevention and Control?
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What is a health care-associated infection (HAI)?
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Why HAIs matter: three layers of harm
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Prevention changes the patient journey
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What does IPC look like in practice?
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Hand hygiene is a patient-safety intervention
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IPC + WASH: prevention needs a foundation
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The infrastructure gap is an IPC gap
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Where strong IPC makes a difference
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IPC and antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
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THE INVESTMENT CASE
Prevention costs resources — but preventable infections can cost far more.
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Why invest in IPC?
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The cost of doing nothing
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Think of IPC as a return on investment
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Why one intervention is rarely enough
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Example: improving hand hygiene
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Training turns policy into practice
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You cannot improve what you do not measure
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The global IPC picture: major gaps remain
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The implementation gap is not only about behaviour
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WHO: from global guidance to practical support
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The global strategy: IPC is bigger than simply controlling infection
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The 2030 vision turns ambition into measurable targets
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One size does not fit every facility
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Who is responsible for IPC?
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A practical story: one patient, two possible systems
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The vocabulary to take away
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ACTION
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The whole case in one chain
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Discussion & reflection
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COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS
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THANK YOU
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