Table 1 Definitions of infection prevention and control indications, actions and the equipment required for adherence.

Hand hygiene

 1.1

Before leaving the health facility for the community (start of day)

Wash hands for 30 s

Soap and running water or alcohol-based hand sanitizer

 1.2

When entering a compound/household

 1.3

After disinfecting laminated job aid and SMC materials in the community

 1.4

After disinfecting all SMC materials and removing and disposing of face mask at health facility (end of day)

Mask use

 2.1

Before leaving the health facility (start of day)

Put on face mask

New face mask

 2.2

When entering a compound/household

Disinfection of SPAQ~ blister packs

 3.1

At health facility (start of day)

Disinfect all SPAQ^a blister packs

Disinfecting wipes^b

 3.2

After 5 compounds/households (or if touched by anyone else/placed on a potentially contaminated surface)

 3.3

At health facility before storage (end of day)

Waste management

 4.1

In the community

Dispose of used disinfecting wipes in bio-waste bag

Bio-waste plastic bag^c

 4.2

At health facility after disinfecting all SMC materials (end of day)

 4.3

At health facility (end of day)

Remove face mask and dispose in bio-waste plastic bag

Bio-waste plastic bag^c

Safe distancing in the compound/household^d

 5.1

During child triage

Practice safe distancing of 2 m

None

 5.2

When determining child’s age

 5.3

When determining eligibility to receive SPAQ~

 5.4

During SPAQ~ administration by the caregiver

 5.5

During instructions to give day 2 and 3 AQ doses and completing record card

 5.6

When giving health promotion messages

Ensuring community distributors are healthy

 6.1

At the health facility (start of day)

Take temperature

Infrared thermometer^e

 6.2

At the health facility (end of day)