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- Guidance on WASH and health - World Health Organization (WHO)
Hygiene is multi-faceted and comprises many behaviours, including hand- and face washing, menstrual hygiene and food hygiene Hand washing with soap at crucial events such as after visiting the toilet, defecating or before preparing food was estimated to be a poorly practised behaviour globally
- Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Safe drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene are crucial to human health and well-being Safe WASH is not only a prerequisite to health, but contributes to livelihoods, school attendance and dignity and helps to create resilient communities living in healthy environments
- Infection prevention and control - World Health Organization (WHO)
The solution Most HAIs are preventable through hand hygiene performed at the right times The WHO Guidelines on hand hygiene in health care outline hand hygiene recommendations and are complemented by the WHO Multimodal hand hygiene improvement strategy, the Guide to implementation, and an implementation toolkit, which contains many ready-to-use practical tools
- Hand Hygiene: Why, How When? - World Health Organization (WHO)
Hand hygiene is therefore the most important measure to avoid the transmission of harmful germs and prevent health care-associated infections This brochure explains how and when to practice hand hygiene
- Key facts and figures - World Health Organization (WHO)
Accelerating hand hygiene action depends on water, sanitation and hygiene services Yet globally, half of all health care facilities still lack basic hand hygiene facilities at the point of care Investing in such services requires awareness and leadership and will result in important economic and health gains
- World Hand Hygiene Day - World Health Organization (WHO)
World Hand Hygiene Day, marked annually on 05 May, promotes hand hygiene in healthcare settings It originates from WHO's First Global Patient Safety Challenge, launched in 2005, to reduce healthcare-associated infections Hand hygiene is not a luxury It is the cornerstone of safe healthcare, and is relevant to all health workers, patients and their families at every single health care
- Gloves do not replace hand hygiene – reminder from WHO
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 While medical gloves serve a vital role in preventing transmission of infection, for example when there is risk of exposure to blood and body fluids, they are not a
- World Hand Hygiene Day 2024 - World Health Organization (WHO)
World Hand Hygiene Day sees the launch of a new, novel serious game entitled, "My 5 Moments: the Game"; this short teaser video provides you with some highlights from the game The game is designed to encourage health care workers and students to creatively engage with the principles of hand hygiene in their real life encounters
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