01/12/2025
Five-day Cascade Training on Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) and Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Surveillance started successfully today on 1st December 2025 at Saidu Group of Teaching Hospital, Swat organized by the National Institute of Health in collaboration with the Provincial Health Department.
The training focused on improving patient safety by strengthening IPC practices, enhancing HAI surveillance, and promoting responsible antibiotic use to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Participants received practical, hands-on training in key areas such as hand hygiene, safe injection practices, waste management, and ICU/OT-specific IPC protocols.