The Gauteng Infection Control Society(GICS) is a society, founded in 1975 (then known as the Transvaal Infection Control Society), for practising infection control professionals and persons involved in infection control. The GICS (Gauteng Infection Control Society) is a chapter of FIDSSA (Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of Southern Africa).
Continue reading →The Federation was formed from an amalgamation of existing societies representing infectious diseases. In 2020, Federation member societies include the Infectious Diseases Society of Southern Africa (IDSSA), Infection Control Society of South Africa (ICSSA), South African Society for Clinical Microbiology (SASCM) and Southern African Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases (SASPID). The societies maintain their individual areas of expertise and identities yet share administrative support.
Benefits of the Federation include a single journal (SAJID) and joint biennial conferences to facilitate scientific and professional interaction. Furthermore, the Federation has a responsibility to guide appropriate treatment of infectious diseases by publishing guidelines.
Continue reading →The Society is affiliated to FIDSSA (Federation of Southern African infectious Diseases Societies). The aims of the Society are: To advance the understanding of paediatric infectious diseases. To promote the exchange of information relating to all aspects of paediatric infectious diseases.
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