Table 2.

Sierra Leone IPC committees structure as outlined in the national IPC policy

Committee	Committee chair	Attending stakeholders	Meeting frequency
National IPC advisory committee	Chief medical officer	Chief nursing and midwifery officer. Registrar of the Pharmacy Board of Sierra Leone. National AIDS secretariat and director. TB programme manager. Director of hospital and laboratory services. Director of disease prevention and control. Director of environmental and waste management. Director of primary healthcare. Representatives of technical agencies. Other parties as required (eg, health training institution representation).	Quarterly
District IPC committee	District IPC focal person	District medical officer. District surveillance officer. District IPC supervisor. District pharmacist. Medical superintendents. Hospital IPC focal person. District environmental health superintendent. Non-governmental organisation representation. Local and city council representatives. District operations officer.	Monthly
Hospital IPC committee	Hospital IPC focal person	Medical superintendent. Hospital matron. Hospital secretary. Heads of clinical departments. Laboratory director. District IPC supervisor. Supply store clerk. Pharmacist. Environmental services manager.	Monthly