15 years have passed since the start of Clean Care is Safer Care. Launched on October 13, 2005, by inviting all Ministries of Health from around the world to join and pledge to fight healthcare-associated infections, it has grown considerably in number...

The United Nations (UN) has declared December 27 2020 as the “International Day of Epidemic Preparedness” as the COVID-19 epidemic has taken over a million lives since emerging nearly a year ago at the start of 2020. The General Assembly proclaimed...

The Sydney Royal Easter Show, first started in 1823, has almost 200 years of history and is Australia's largest annual ticketed event – this year, 900,000 people passed through the gates. The Show is a celebration of Australian culture, from rural...

Some countries have already started carefully lifting restrictions while others are still struggling from COVID-19. Either way, the safety of patients is still, and always will be, crucial. Hospitals around the world are busy fighting the coronavirus...

When humanity discovered penicillin and other drugs that were able to fight infectious diseases, it felt like a victory. Unfortunately, misuse and overuse of antimicrobials, poor hygiene conditions, lack of clean water, and other factors have contributed...

Infection prevention is more relevant more than ever during this year's COVID-19 global pandemic. Together with APIC and as always, we are celebrating between the 18-24 of October the International Infection Prevention week (IIPW),...