A Canadian microbiologist is warning good handwashing habits adopted during the pandemic have fallen by the wayside. The ...

A hand hygiene intervention, which encouraged patients and visitors to the participating units to perform audits of health ...

Many neglect handwashing after public outings, risking germ spread. Soap and water are vital, especially when coughing or ...

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 ...

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 ...

New Delhi: Medical gloves cannot replace hand hygiene, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday, as it pushed govts to promote infection-control in hospital settings. According to the UN ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The World Health Organization (WHO) calls on all governments, healthcare facilities, and frontline workers worldwide to strengthen hand hygiene practices. WHO Assistant ...

The doctor also shared how to increase awareness about hand hygiene in children. In the post-COVID era, hand hygiene has taken on greater importance in our daily lives. The pandemic served as a ...

The Ministry of Health has marked the 2025 World Hand Hygiene Day with a national call to strengthen infection prevention and control (IPC) measures across the country’s healthcare facilities.

Marking World Hand Hygiene Day on Monday, health centres across the district educated citizens on proper handwashing techniques to help prevent infection and disease. Healthcare institutions ...

While hand hygiene is one of the simplest and most effective ways to prevent the spread of infections and diseases, many myths surround it, warns Dr Tejas Gohel, consultant microbiologist and ...