Supporting improvement of infection prevention and control programmes at national and facility levels in Ukraine during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020: report

The WHO Country Office in Ukraine has been supporting the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and the Public Health Centre of Ministry Health of Ukraine to strengthen Infection Prevention and Control (‎IPC)‎ programmes in health care facilities and prevent health-care associated transmission of COVID-19 since the beginning of the outbreak using a multimodal approach. This report offers a summary of the provided support and recommendations on priority activities for IPC improvement at national and facility levels. The COVID-19 pandemic spotlighted areas for improvement in the IPC programme at national and facility levels. Improvements in the IPC programme were achieved during the acute phase of the pandemic response. WHO will continue to support the Ministry Health of Ukraine and the Public Health Centre, as well as health facility managers and health-care providers, on the next steps to ensure the sustainability of progress achieved and to further enhance IPC in health-care settings.