Contech International, as the implementing partner of the USAID funded IHSS-SD Activity, is conducting a thorough assessment of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) practices across 57 secondary and tertiary hospitals in 16 districts of Sindh and 22 hospitals in 8 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under IHSS-SD GHS Component. This initiative, in collaboration with the Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Departments of Health, aim to assess IPC readiness and identify resource gaps to enhance health security and strengthen IPC practices in these critical regions. Based on the findings, hospital specific IPC Plans will also be developed with requirements based on the gap analysis done during this IPC assessment.