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• Hands are the main pathways of germ transmission during health care. • 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. WHO?
- Hand Hygiene: Why, How & When? - World Health Organization (WHO)
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- First-ever WHO research agenda on hand hygiene in health care to ...
The WHO research for hand hygiene in health care 2023–2030:...
- Hand Hygiene: Why, How & When? - World Health Organization (WHO)
31 lip 2009 · Hands are the main pathways of germ transmission during health care. 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.
27 lut 2024 · Require healthcare personnel to perform hand hygiene based on CDC recommendations. Ensure that healthcare providers perform hand hygiene with soap and water when hands are visibly soiled. Ensure supplies for adhering to hand hygiene are accessible when delivering patient care.
31 lip 2023 · According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), hand hygiene is the single most important practice in the reduction of the transmission of infection in healthcare settings.
21 lut 2022 · Improvement in hand hygiene compliance has been highlighted as the most effective measure to reduce transmission of pathogenic microorganisms in health care and lower the incidence of HAI in health-care settings, 4,5 which is even more relevant in the current COVID-19 pandemic.
12 maj 2023 · The WHO research for hand hygiene in health care 2023–2030: summary provides guidance on the highest priorities for research to gather further evidence on best approaches to improve hand hygiene practices during health care delivery, as well as to accelerate innovative solutions.
Hand hygiene with alcohol-based hand rub is the most effective preventive strategy to reduce health-care-associated infections. Over the past two decades, various interventions have been introduced and studied to improve hand hygiene compliance among health-care workers.
