WS 28 - Making the Business Case for Investing in Infection Prevention and Control in Health Care

The session will focus on a global perspective and the G7 countries situation related to infection prevention and control (IPC) in health care. Highlights from the joint WHO/OECD report commissioned by the G7, the recently published global reports on IPC and WASH, and the forthcoming OECD report on the economics of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) will be discussed in the session, providing a situation analysis on IPC in G7 countries and globally. Experts from OECD and WHO will also demonstrate the business case for investing in IPC and WASH in health facilities, for pandemic preparedness, climate resilience and ensuring that health care facilities can provide quality, equitable care. In the second part of the session the speakers, other experts and G7 countries and the European Commission representatives will discuss about lessons learned from implementation of IPC programs.