Implementation of the core components of infection prevention and control (‎IPC)‎ programmes in North Macedonia: self-assessment summary report and recommendations, June 2020

The WHO Regional Office for Europe supported the Government of North Macedonia in conducting a self-assessment of implementation of the core components of infection prevention and control (IPC) programmes at the national and facility levels. The self-assessment paid particular attention to facilities involved in treatment of COVID-19 patients in order to identify key gaps and to provide guidance and recommendations to improve IPC practices at the national level. It built on information from a joint external evaluation of International Health Regulations core capacities in North Macedonia in 2019. This report provides summary results of the IPC core components self-assessment and sets out recommendations for next steps that need to be taken.