Today is World Hand Hygiene Day, and a new report shows some people aren't spending enough time at the sink. The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases released its annual report today and ...

Patients Children aged 3–11 years, and/or staff working with them. Intervention Interventions with a hand hygiene component. Main outcome measures Incidence of RT or GI infections or symptoms related ...

Non-compliance with hand hygiene (HH) practices is linked with healthcare-associated infections, a major cause of mortality and morbidity. Can implementation of a simple eLearning module followed by a ...

Investigators recently assessed compliance with these guidelines in 56 wards in 15 hospitals in the U.K. that were participating in a larger national study on HCWs' hand hygiene. Overall ...

Gloves Off! is a research project taking place in 2 trial wards at John Hunter Hospital to improve hand hygiene and reduce unnecessary non-sterile glove use. Non-sterile gloves are commonly misused in ...

Objective To assess the potential clinical and economic impact of introducing an electronic audit and feedback system into current practice to improve hand hygiene compliance in a hypothetical general ...

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has launched a week-long awareness-raising campaign, marking World Hand Hygiene Day 2025. The campaign aligns with the annual drive of the World Health ...

A World Health Organisation (WHO) report indicates that approximately 70 per cent of healthcare workers do not routinely practice hand hygiene. It also revealed that as little as 50 per cent of ...

Unilever is set to grow the sensitive laundry care segment with the launch of its Pure Heaven Scent collection from Persil and Comfort. The marketing campaign to support the launch is being fronted by ...

Marking World Hand Hygiene Day this week, WHO has sent out communications to governments, healthcare facilities, and frontline workers urging them to be vigilant and ensure people are washing ...

While effective in blocking germs, WHO emphasizes that gloves are not a substitute for hand hygiene. Overuse contributes to environmental waste and can create a false sense of security ...