Infection prevention and control programme priorities for sustainable health and environmental systems

Gemma L Saravanos^{1

2}, Md Saiful Islam³, Yuanfei Huang^{4

5}, Jocelyne M Basseal⁶, Holly Seale³, Brett G Mitchell^{7

8}, Meru Sheel^{6

9}

Affiliations

¹ Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia. Gemma.Saravanos@sydney.edu.au.
² Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia. Gemma.Saravanos@sydney.edu.au.
³ School of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia.
⁴ National Centre for Immunisation Research & Surveillance, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
⁵ Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
⁶ Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
⁷ School of Nursing, Avondale University, Central Coast Local Health District, Gosford, NSW, Australia.
⁸ School of Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University, Victoria, Australia.
⁹ Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.

PMID: 39681863
PMCID: PMC11622935
DOI: 10.1186/s44263-023-00031-4

Infection prevention and control programme priorities for sustainable health and environmental systems

Gemma L Saravanos et al. BMC Glob Public Health. 2024.

. 2024 Feb 1;2(1):6.

doi: 10.1186/s44263-023-00031-4.

Authors

Gemma L Saravanos^{1

2}, Md Saiful Islam³, Yuanfei Huang^{4

5}, Jocelyne M Basseal⁶, Holly Seale³, Brett G Mitchell^{7

8}, Meru Sheel^{6

9}

Affiliations

¹ Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia. Gemma.Saravanos@sydney.edu.au.
² Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia. Gemma.Saravanos@sydney.edu.au.
³ School of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia.
⁴ National Centre for Immunisation Research & Surveillance, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
⁵ Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
⁶ Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.
⁷ School of Nursing, Avondale University, Central Coast Local Health District, Gosford, NSW, Australia.
⁸ School of Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University, Victoria, Australia.
⁹ Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.

PMID: 39681863
PMCID: PMC11622935
DOI: 10.1186/s44263-023-00031-4

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Declarations. Ethics approval and consent to participate: Not applicable. Consent for publication: Not applicable. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

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**Fig. 1**
A conceptual framework of relationships and priorities in infection prevention and control for sustainable health and environmental systems. Legend: We highlight three key IPC programme priorities for sustainable health and environmental systems, and these are 1 Strengthen the evidence base—invest in high-quality mixed-method research and surveillance to evaluate IPC programmes. 2 Measure and mitigate environmental impacts—invest in systems and research to measure and mitigate the environmental impacts of IPC practices. 3 Harness the power of human behaviour—invest in the health workforce to create an enabling environment for IPC programmes that are evidence-based, people-centred, and adhere to the principles of sustainability. Acronyms: AMR, antimicrobial resistance; IPC, infection prevention and control; SDGs, sustainable development goals; UN, United Nations; water sanitation and hygiene (WASH)

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