Epidemiologist Didier Pittet speaks about hand hygiene. Hand hygiene saves 5 to 8 million lives worldwide each year, according to what he describes as "conservative estimates".

Consumers feel most at ease when proper hand hygiene is clearly followed—like washing, drying, and putting on gloves—with 74% feeling comfortable in restaurants and 78% at the dentist.

Two Ozarks restaurants had violations related to hand hygiene this past week, according to reports from the Springfield-Greene County Health Department. Both Hong Yen in Springfield, 2922 S ...

Dermatologists recommend the best hand creams for dry, cracked skin, including Aquaphor, Vaseline, CeraVe, Neutrogena, and more.

Intent to Bid REF# GRD/SERV/PR147350 for Implementing a Hygiene Promotion Initiative in Five Locations within Gedaref State - Sudan.

A local school put hundreds of hygiene bags together for community members in need.Casey Elementary School students put on a superhero-themed drive-through celebration, "Power Up" Wednesday at the ...

This paper emphasizes the crucial role of handwashing and hygiene in an infection control model for ED and EMS workers. We recommend the implementation of a range of strategies to enhance hand hygiene ...

Research indicates that enhancing hand hygiene practices can result in up to a 50 percent reduction in healthcare-associated infections. Through this campaign, PHCC aims to strengthen and embed hand ...

Hand hygiene is one of the most effective, affordable and universal tools we have to prevent the transmission of infections and provide high-quality, clean and safe medical care.

Menstrual Health and Hygiene (MHH) is essential to the well-being and empowerment of women and adolescent girls. On any given day, over 800 million women worldwide are menstruating, but an estimated ...

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has named the latest winners of the Wazoku crowdsourcing challenge which launched in April 2024 and focused on finding solutions to improve hand hygiene for ...

Simply Hygiene Wichita is a nonprofit focused on providing free hygiene items to those in need. The organization credits community support for the impact it’s able to make.