Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW)
Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

29 August, 2020

This is a vital component of a comprehensive approach to patients and healthcare workers safety, quality improvement, and improved health outcomes. The evolving  landscape of emerging infectious diseases including the ongoing COVID19 pandemic necessitate increased awareness and attention to IPC. Bangladesh have started the preparation to control and contain this COVID19 pandemic in the country since January 2020 based on National Preparation and Response Plan. As a part of the preparation process, a guideline on Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare Setting was developed by Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) late March, 2020. To further update the document with the latest evidence and the WHO guidelines, we have worked with specialists from microbiology, virology, infectious disease
specialist and public health specialists. With our combined effort, this guideline is finally updated to version 3.