Infection Prevention and Control Programme

ICMR programme on Antibiotic Stewardship, Prevention of Infection & Control (ASPIC)

Antimicrobial resistance and hospital infections have increased alarmingly in India. Antibiotic stewardship and hospital infection control are two broad strategies which have been employed globally to contain the problems of resistance and infections. For this to succeed, it is important to bring on board the various stakeholders in hospitals, especially the clinical pharmacologists. The discip...

A report on “the first Concept Map Design Contest on Infection Prevention and Control”

Background Concept maps are considered not only as a powerful method of meaningful learning, but also as an instrument for evaluating the efficiency of learning. Different inquiries suggest that concept maps by promoting critical thinking and clinical reasoning may play a significant role in increasing adherence to infection prevention methods and therefore reduce healthcare-associated infectio...

Evolution of Dengue Prevention and Control Programme in Indonesia

Dengue fever (DF)/dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) has emerged as an important public health problem in Indonesia due to the high morbidity and mortality in children. According to the Ministry of Health, DHF is ranked as number 8 among the ten most important infectious diseases in the country in terms of funding and political commitment. Currently, more than 300 districts are reporting cases and...

India needs a national COPD prevention and control programme.

Infection Prevention and Control at Home.