The Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG) publishes this IPC resource library for Georgian healthcare professionals. Every resource below has a full web page in English and Georgian with complete text, evidence-based recommendations and tables — no PDFs required to access the content.
Effective IPC requires a multimodal strategy: evidence-based guidelines, trained staff, active surveillance, monitoring and a culture of safety. These resources support every element of that strategy — aligned with WHO IPC core components and Georgian national standards.
IPC resources — click to read full text
Hand Hygiene
WHO 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene
When to perform hand hygiene during patient care — the 5 Moments framework, patient zone concept, ABHR placement and compliance monitoring.
Full text Practice PosterHow to Handrub and Handwash — Technique
Step-by-step WHO technique for ABHR and soap-and-water handwashing with timing; when to use each method; Georgian display posters.
Full text + posterPrecautions
Standard Precautions
Minimum IPC measures for all patients in all settings: PPE selection guide, safe injections, sharps, linen, waste and environmental cleaning.
Full text Practice StandardTransmission-Based Precautions
Contact, droplet and airborne precautions — indications, PPE requirements, room requirements, duration and isolation posters for all three categories.
Full text + posters IPC PosterRespiratory Hygiene and Cough Etiquette
Respiratory hygiene steps for patients, visitors and staff; facility posting requirements; applicable during influenza, COVID-19 and outbreak seasons.
Full text + posterPathogen Management
MRSA — Epidemiological Management
Screening criteria, contact precautions, decolonisation protocol (nasal/skin/oral), environmental cleaning and outbreak definition and response.
Full text Management ProtocolClostridium difficile (C. diff) — Management
CDI case definitions, critical role of soap-and-water (not ABHR), sporicidal disinfection with hypochlorite, antibiotic stewardship and outbreak control.
Full textSurveillance and Assessment
Point Prevalence Survey (PPS) Protocol
WHO-aligned PPS methodology for measuring HAI burden: case definitions for all HAI types, step-by-step conduct guide, data analysis and national benchmarking.
Full text Assessment ToolIPC Assessment Framework
Eight WHO IPC core components assessment tool for Georgian facilities: scoring methodology, key indicators, gap analysis and link to PHIG accreditation.
Full textAdditional reference documents
Additional pathogen-specific management protocols (influenza, measles, rubella, pertussis, meningitis, diphtheria, shigellosis, mononucleosis, scarlet fever, SARS, Acinetobacter, Klebsiella, Pseudomonas) and WHO IPC implementation guides are available in Georgian from the NCDC. PHIG is developing full English pages for these — check back or contact PHIG to request a specific protocol.
CLABSI Prevention Bundle
5-element insertion bundle, maintenance bundle and NHSN surveillance definition for central line-associated bloodstream infections.
Full text Prevention BundleCAUTI Prevention Bundle
Urinary catheter indication criteria, sterile insertion technique, closed drainage maintenance and CAUTI surveillance definition.
Full text Prevention BundleVAP Prevention Bundle
5-element ICU bundle: HOB elevation, daily sedation vacation, oral chlorhexidine, subglottic drainage and spontaneous breathing trial.
Full text Occupational SafetySharps Safety and Needlestick Protocol
Safe sharps handling rules, disposal in UN3291 containers, post-exposure management for HIV/HBV/HCV and PEP protocols.
Full textASF Patient-Safety Posters
10 patient-safety posters — free, A4, print-ready, Georgian and English
Hand hygiene (5 Moments, handrub, handwash, ask-me), infection transmission routes (contact, droplet, airborne), falls prevention and antibiotic stewardship. PDF download, QR code on every poster, Georgian titles. Free for any facility to print and display — keep the ASF mark.
Documents in this section
| Document | In one sentence |
|---|---|
| Sharps Safety and Needlestick Injury Protocol — Georgian Healthcare | The sharps safety protocol protects health workers from needlestick and sharps injuries — and from hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV — through safe devices, safe disposal, vaccination and a clear plan for what to do after an exposure. |
| VAP Prevention Bundle — Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia | The VAP bundle reduces pneumonia in patients on mechanical ventilation through a few consistent measures: head-of-bed elevation, daily sedation review and weaning assessment, oral care and good management of the airway and equipment. |
| CLABSI Prevention Bundle — Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection | The CLABSI bundle is a small set of evidence-based steps that, done together every time, prevent bloodstream infections from central venous catheters: at insertion and throughout maintenance. |
| CAUTI Prevention Bundle — Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection | The CAUTI bundle prevents urinary tract infections linked to urinary catheters: insert only when needed, insert aseptically, maintain a closed drainage system and remove as soon as possible. |
| Respiratory Hygiene and Cough Etiquette — PHIG IPC Poster | Respiratory hygiene and cough etiquette reduce the spread of respiratory infections in waiting areas and wards: covering coughs and sneezes, using tissues and masks, cleaning hands and keeping distance where possible. |
| IPC Assessment Framework — Evaluation Tool for Georgian Healthcare Facilities | The IPC assessment framework helps a facility score its infection prevention programme against WHO core components — programme, guidelines, training, surveillance, multimodal strategies, monitoring, workload and environment — and plan improvements. |
| Point Prevalence Survey (PPS) — Protocol for Georgian Healthcare Facilities | A point prevalence survey counts, on a single day, how many inpatients have a healthcare-associated infection and how many receive antibiotics. |
| Clostridium difficile (C. diff) — Epidemiological Management | Clostridioides difficile causes diarrhoea and colitis, especially after antibiotic use. |
| MRSA — Epidemiological Management in Healthcare Facilities | MRSA is Staphylococcus aureus resistant to common beta-lactam antibiotics. |
| Transmission-Based Precautions — Contact, Droplet and Airborne | When a patient has or may have an infection spread by contact, droplets or the air, extra precautions are added to standard precautions: single rooms or cohorting, specific protective equipment and restrictions on movement. |
| Standard Precautions in Healthcare — PHIG IPC Resource | Standard precautions are the basic infection control practices applied to every patient, whether or not an infection is known: hand hygiene, protective equipment according to risk, respiratory hygiene, safe injections, cleaning and safe handling of equipment, linen and waste. |
| How to Handrub and Handwash — WHO Technique Posters | Correct technique matters as much as timing: hand rub should cover all surfaces of the hands for 20–30 seconds, hand washing for 40–60 seconds, following the WHO step-by-step method shown on the posters. |
| WHO 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene — PHIG IPC Resource | The WHO “five moments” tell health workers exactly when to clean their hands: before touching a patient, before a clean or aseptic procedure, after body fluid exposure risk, after touching a patient and after touching patient surroundings. |
How to use and cite this library
Each entry is a summary prepared by the Public Health Institute of Georgia, with a link to the official Georgian text on the Legislative Herald of Georgia (matsne.gov.ge) where one exists. The official text always prevails. Suggested citation: Public Health Institute of Georgia. [Page title]. Tbilisi: PHIG; 2026. Available from: [page address].