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Infection Control and Hospital Hygiene in Belgium
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In 1972 the Council of Europe, in which most of the Western European countries are represented, adopted a resolution aimed at the improvement of hospital hygiene and the promotion of the prevention of nosocomial infections. The member states were invited to take the required measures, but each country was free to implement the resolution according to its own needs and particularities. In Belgium, the first legal regulations were issued in 1974—every hospital was obliged to set up a committee for hospital hygiene.Although similar regulations were issued in most other member states. the actual infection control policies adopted can vary. This article highlights some of the particularities for Belgium.
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Title: Infection Control and Hospital Hygiene in Belgium
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In 1972 the Council of Europe, in which most of the Western European countries are represented, adopted a resolution aimed at the improvement of hospital hygiene and the promotion of the prevention of nosocomial infections.
The member states were invited to take the required measures, but each country was free to implement the resolution according to its own needs and particularities.
In Belgium, the first legal regulations were issued in 1974—every hospital was obliged to set up a committee for hospital hygiene.
Although similar regulations were issued in most other member states.
the actual infection control policies adopted can vary.
This article highlights some of the particularities for Belgium.
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