Assessment tool on infection prevention and control minimum requirements for primary health care facilities

Overview

The WHO assessment tool on infection prevention and control (IPC) minimum requirements for primary health care facilities is a tool to support the implementation of the WHO minimum requirements for IPC programmes, which are derived from the core components for IPC programmes. Users should be familiar with the WHO IPC minimum requirements before using this tool.

The tool will assist primary health care facilities to assess their situation regarding the WHO minimum requirements for each IPC core component and to identify those that still need to be achieved or improved. It is based on selected indicators included in the WHO IPC assessment framework (IPCAF) at the facility level.

This tool is not intended to be used as an audit tool. Its purpose is to help self-assess, plan, organize and implement a facility-based IPC programme according to the WHO minimum requirements. Most importantly, this tool should be used in a spirit of improvement to identify areas that still need to be tackled and to develop targeted plans to have at least the minimum requirements for IPC in place at the primary care level.