Infection Prevention and Control 

Nosocomial infections-or hospital-acquired infections-are a major cause of complications in the health care system, underscoring the importance of implementing a structured infection prevention and control programme. This programme depends mainly on the daily work of the infection control team and the support of the microbiologists.

The team's priorities are:

• Planning, development, implementation and evaluation of the infection control program
• Monitoring nosocomial infections, data collection and statistical reports
• Implementation of infectious disease control measures
• Implementation of infection control policies and standards
• Development of infection prevention and control strategies
• Education of staff and physicians
• Guidance for colleagues and the multidisciplinary team
• Collaboration with the community network
• Active participation within the infection control committee, which meets on a regular basis.