Hospital Associated Infections (HAI) or infections arising as a result of admission and treatment in a hospital can be one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in hospitalised patients. The hazard extends to the staff working in hospitals and also into the community at large. This has become more important in today's changing environment, dealing with the threats of newly emerging pathogens and the widespread dissemination of old pathogens. Each year more is learnt about hospital infection control as a science, yet the human input is never so important as now to keep pace with the challenges of modern medicine and sophisticated therapeutic modalities many of which cause a significant increase in patient population susceptible to hospital infection.

The prevention, control and treatment of such infection is a concern of all health care professionals working in a hospital including microbiologists, clinical specialists from various disciplines of medicine and surgery, medical and nursing administrators.

The Hospital Infection Society - India is an association of medical professionals with a special interest in the prevention and control of hospital infection. It is registered with Registrar of Societies at Delhi.

Founded in 1991, the society presently has 450 members. The aims and objectives of the Hospital Infection Society- India are:

Vision

Every Indian hospital has a functioning infection control programme.

Mission statement

Hospital Infection Society India (HISI) provides the essential tools, education materials & communication that unite HISI members and foster development of Hospital Infection Control programmes based on evidence based medicine.

Objectives

• Advance medical knowledge and disseminate information on the subject of Hospital Infections and their prevention.
  
• Provide a common platform for people active in the field of hospital infections, viz. Microbiologists, Administrators, Clinicians, etc.
  
• Provide individuals and institutions with information and assistance to form hospital Infection control programmes and similar activities.
  
• Gather and disseminate information about Hospital Infections and their prevention in both technical and practical aspects.
  
• Hold training courses and educational symposia, seminars on all aspects of Hospital Infections.
  
• Form liaison with similar associations at national and international levels.
  
• Do all such things as are incidental or conductive to the attainment of the above objectives, or any one of them.