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WHO Infection Prevention and Control Global Newsletter Summary

Core Content

This document is the WHO Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Global Newsletter for the 2024 World Hand Hygiene Day (WHHD), which is celebrated on 5 May 2024. The newsletter serves as a call for submissions from health professionals, organizations, and stakeholders to share innovative IPC and hand hygiene training stories. These stories will be recognized globally and used to promote best practices in infection prevention and control.

Main Viewpoints

• WHHD 2024 Focus: The theme emphasizes knowledge sharing and capacity-building for health and care workers through innovative and impactful training and education on IPC, particularly hand hygiene.
• Call for Submissions: The WHO is inviting individuals and organizations to submit their stories of innovative IPC training.
• Recognition and Visibility: The top three submissions will be highlighted on the WHO IPC web pages, offering global inspiration and visibility.
• Submission Guidelines: Participants are encouraged to submit detailed narratives (under 500 words), including multimedia elements such as videos or web links. Submissions must be in English.
• Evaluation Criteria: The selection will be based on completeness of description, originality of training methods, outcomes and knowledge transfer, and sustainability.
• Global Webinar: WHO will host a webinar on 6 May 2024 to celebrate WHHD, available in English with interpretation in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish.

Key Information

Participation

• Who can participate: IPC focal points, IPC team members, organizations, and societies at national and facility levels.
• Identifiability: Submitters must be identifiable and reachable.

Submission Details

• Deadline: Submissions are open from 27 February 2024 to 6 pm CET on 26 March 2024 (1 month).
• Email Address: savelives@who.int
• Content Guidance: The submission should include:
  • Who organized the training and who was involved.
  • Training objectives.
  • The problem addressed and the need for the training.
  • Training methods and what made them innovative.
  • Other considerations like cost, space, equipment, and challenges.
  • Funding sources.
  • Facilitating and success factors.
  • Outcomes and evaluation results.
  • Sustainability and applicability to other settings.

Photo Guidelines

• Photos must be under 3 MB and without overlaid text.
• Include credit and a caption of no more than 50 characters.

Additional Resources

• Campaign Posters and Banners: Available in English, French, Spanish, and Russian. Posters are targeted at health and care workers, IPC professionals, policy-makers, and the public.
• Training Resources: WHO provides existing IPC training resources, including the "My 5 Moments: The Game".
• Global Survey on IPC Minimum Requirements:
  • Launched by WHO IPC Unit and Hub in November 2023.
  • Available in English, French, Spanish, and Russian.
  • Extended deadline: 10 March 2024.
  • Includes four assessment tools for different levels of health care facilities:
    • National Level: 25 indicators.
    • Primary Health Care Facilities: 26 indicators.
    • Secondary Health Care Facilities: 37 indicators.
    • Tertiary Health Care Facilities: 45 indicators.
  • Purpose: To assess IPC implementation and gather data for the new monitoring framework (2024-2030).

Language and Translation Note

• The newsletter is not translated into French or Spanish at this time due to resource limitations.
• Apologies are extended for any inconvenience caused, and the English version is encouraged for wider accessibility.

Conclusion

This newsletter aims to promote global IPC and hand hygiene practices by encouraging innovative training experiences and participation in a global survey. It provides resources and support for effective IPC education and emphasizes the importance of knowledge sharing and sustainability in improving health care safety worldwide.