The seven-page “Hand Hygiene Why, How and When Brochure” includes step-by-step guides on how to properly handrub and handwash, when to perform hand hygiene and information on the use of medical gloves ...

The brochure, titled “Hand Hygiene for Healthcare Workers,” spells out hand hygiene recommendations and techniques, including the proper use of plain or antimicrobial soap and alcohol-based handrubs.

After two intervention phases — one involving a one-month multifaceted hand hygiene education program and anther involving screen saver messages, an infection prevention week and promotion of ...

More than 90% of responding facilities reported that the Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework, which is a component of WHO s focus on hand washing in health care facilities, was easy to ...

Here are the 10 of the most popular hand hygiene patient safety tools from the past 12 months on Becker's Hospital Review and Becker's ASC Review, beginning with the most accessed.

Appealing to human emotions -- like disgust -- seems to have had a meaningful impact. On May 5, the CDC launched a “ Clean Hands Count Campaign ” to promote hand hygiene adherence in hospitals.

We analyzed the effect of antimicrobial use and implementation of a hand hygiene program on the incidence of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant ...

In the survey, 84% of consumers rated their hand hygiene as excellent or good both at home and away, but many see room for improvement by washing longer (43%), more often (42%), more thoroughly ...

HAND hygiene is a life saver. Clean hands save lives. This is the message to Nigerians on this year’s global Hand Hygiene Day on October 15, with the theme “Raise a Hand for Hygiene”, ...

Medical experts disclosed on Monday that gloves are not a substitute for hand hygiene, calling for a proper hand-washing culture among health professionals. The experts made this known at an event ...

“This study highlights environmental hygiene needs that are similar to those we identified more than 25 years ago for hand hygiene promotion at the time we introduced alcohol-based hand gels in ...

World Hand Hygiene Day 2025 is more than just a calendar observance—it's a global reminder that protecting health starts with our own hands. By adopting simple yet powerful hygiene practices, we ...