The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF launched the first global guidelines for hand hygiene in community settings —a ...

Each year more than 1.7 million patients in the United States acquire infections while in healthcare facilities. Refreshing basic steps for hand hygiene is crucial for the survival of the healthcare ...

The World Health Organization has created posters to help organizations improve hand hygiene — one showing proper hand washing steps and one providing proper hand ...

Julie O’Malley, Deputy Director of Infection, Prevention and Control Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS ...

Healthcare workers can follow all of the World Health Organization’s recommended hand hygiene steps for using alcohol-based hand rub, but still make mistakes and miss some areas of their hands, ...

UNICEF Zambia’s Chief of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Emily Rand, has commended the country's collaborative efforts ...

Hand-washing delicate clothing can keep them looking fresh and new for a long time. But for a lot of people, the process feels like an extra chore, so they toss everything into the washing machine.