Bibliographic information
Recommendation
5b. National level The panel recommends that national IPC (infection prevention and control) programmes should coordinate and facilitate the implementation of IPC (infection prevention and control) activities through multimodal strategies on a nationwide or subnational level.
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
Low
Notes and Remarks
The national approach to coordinating and supporting local (health facility level) multimodal interventions should be within the mandate of the national IPC programme and be considered within the context of other quality improvement programmes or health facility accreditation bodies. Ministry of health support and the necessary resources, including policies, regulations and tools, are essential for effective central coordination. This recommendation is to support facility level improvement. Successful multimodal interventions should be associated with overall cross-organizational culture change as effective IPC can be a reflector of quality care, a positive organizational culture and an enhanced patient safety climate. Strong consideration should be given to country adaptation of implementation strategies reported in the literature, as well as to feedback of results to key stakeholders and education and training to all relevant persons involved in the implementation of the multimodal approach.
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This recommendation also appears in the following guidelines:
WHO guidelines on tuberculosis infection prevention and control: 2019 update