The Infection Control Association of Zimbabwe was launched in 1993 following a series of meetings covering  infection control topics in Masvingo,Mutare, Bulawayo and Gweru. The final launch took place in Harare where the association was launched by the Minister of Health and Child Welfare, Dr Timothy Stamps. The association held discussion groups on IPC practices and programmes.  The association faced vaibility problems in 2011, when a consortium was formed between the Association, Biomedical Research and Training Institute and Management Sciences for Health.