The Ebola virus disease outbreak in west Africa and the rapid spread of other emerging viruses, such as the severe acute respiratory syndrome or the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronaviruses, showed how limited or non-existent infection prevention and control (IPC) programmes, combined with an inadequate water supply, poor sanitation, and a weak hygiene infrastructure in health facilities, can threaten global health security. In such outbreaks, instead of serving as points where disease was controlled, health-care facilities became dangerous places for outbreak amplification among staff and patients and transmission back to communities.

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2018-22 年全球感染预防和控制优先事项：行动呼吁


西非埃博拉病毒病的爆发以及其他新出现的病毒（例如严重急性呼吸综合征或中东呼吸综合征冠状病毒）的迅速传播表明，感染预防和控制（IPC）计划是有限的或根本不存在的，供水不足、卫生条件差以及卫生设施卫生基础设施薄弱，可能威胁全球卫生安全。在此类疫情中，医疗机构不再是疾病控制点，而是成为工作人员和患者中疫情扩大并传播回社区的危险场所。