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• Acts as head of the secretariat for DIACC
- Schedule and prepare the agenda of bi-annual DIACC
- Draft minutes for DIACC meetings
- Maintain a spreadsheet to track progress on recommendations
- Facilitate DIACC correspondence
- Draft and maintain DIACC documents, reports and meeting minutes as
appropriate

d) Members of District Infection and Antibiotic Control Committee (DIACC)
• Participate in the biannual DIACC meeting.
• Provide technical input.

e) Meeting format for District Infection and Antibiotic Control Committee

i) Frequency of meetings
• Meetings shall be held at least twice a year.
• Members of the committee shall be notified of the date and agenda of the
meeting at least two weeks prior to the meeting.
• Minutes should be kept and ratified.

ii) Agenda of the meetings
The agenda of the meeting should include:
• Report on the incidence and prevalence of MDRO organisms and/or emerging
resistant organisms where applicable
• Report on District Surveillance of Antibiotic Resistance (Primary Health Care)
where applicable
• Report on Healthcare-Associated Infection Surveillance
• Report on Infection Prevention and Control Performance (Primary Health Care)
- Infection Prevention and Control Audit
- Hand Hygiene Compliance Surveillance
• Report on AMS Performance (Primary Health Care)
- Antibiotic Utilisation Surveillance (DDD)
- Point Prevalence Survey
- AMS Clinical and Structure Audit
- Antibiotic Awareness Program
• Report on Sharp Injuries among Healthcare Worker (Primary Health Care)
• Report on Tuberculosis among Healthcare Worker (Primary Health Care)

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