Infection Control Committee

The central governance of the institute's public health and infection control issues will be done through the Infection Control Committee.

The Infection Control Committee meeting shall be held every quarter and will be conducted as per the Hospital Infection Control Manual of the Ministry of Health.

The Infection Control Committee will be co-chaired by the Director and Visiting Consultant Microbiologist. The Secretary shall be the Infection Control Nursing Officer.

Deputy Director, All Consultants, Senior Registrars, Senior Medical Officers of Units, MO - Planning, MO Public Health, MO - Microbiology, MO - Disaster Management, MO - Health Informatics Administrative Officer, All Special Grade Nursing Officers, Ward and Unit IC Nursing Officers, PHI will participate in the Infection Control Meeting.

All Infection Control related issues will be reviewed and policy decisions for the institute will be taken at this meeting with regard to public health measures and infection control.

There shall be an Infection Control Unit established which will be the coordinating point for the infection Control Committee.

The head of the Infection Control Unit shall be the Consultant Microbiologist.