The Hong Kong infection control nurses’ association (HKICNA) – small establishment big impact

In Hong Kong, the importance of infection prevention and control is recognized indubitably after an outbreak of MRSA with 6 neonatal deaths in 1985. The same year 24 infection control nurses were deployed full-time and formal training course was initiated. In 1989, HKICNA was inaugurated with 44 members and advisers. The followings are the milestones on how HKICNA, developed from a very small establishment, to have significant impacts on healthcare professionals in Hong Kong.