WSIS is proud to be a member organization of the World Health Organization’s GIPC Network. The vision and purpose of this group is to strengthen IPC preparedness globally and to enhance readiness to respond to epidemics that may be associated with or amplified by health care. Participants attending the GIPC Network meeting included representatives of institutions, organizations, agencies, Heads of WHO Collaborating Centres, IPC professional societies and WHO programs with IPC-related activities. The launch meeting was held on June 7-8, 2011. The meeting delineated the major goals for the GIPC Network, including better communication among stakeholders, international alignment of IPC messages and timely dissemination of
IPC messages.