Correspondence to Dr Jocelyn A Srigley, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, 711 Concession Street, M1-Room 8, Hamilton, ON, Canada, L8V 1C3; srigley{at}hhsc.ca Background The Hawthorne effect ...

DERBY, England, Oct. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On Global Handwashing Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF launched the first global guidelines for hand hygiene in community settings — a ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On Global Handwashing Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF launched the first global guidelines for hand hygiene in community settings — a ...

Studies reveal public hand dryers, marketed as eco-friendly, may spread bacteria and pathogens, undermining hand hygiene. Research indicates dryers, especially high-speed jet models, propel ...

1. Two percent chlorhexidine gluconate ((CHG) antiseptic detergent) probably reduces the risk of bacterial infections in neonates compared to alcohol hand sanitiser within the first 28 days of life. 2 ...

What is the aim of this review? To find out what strategies can improve healthcare workers' compliance with recommendations for hand hygiene, either handwashing with soap and water or using ...

Hand hygiene is crucial for preventing the spread of infections, including respiratory illnesses and drug-resistant superbugs, especially in healthcare settings. Proper handwashing techniques, using ...

On World Hand Hygiene Day, on May 5, 2025, under the slogan ‘It Might Be Gloves. It’s Always Hand Hygiene’, the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC), in cooperation with the Ministry of Public ...

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. This ...

Importance of washing hands: Since childhood, people are taught to wash their hands and maintain some amount of hygiene, for it can keep infections and illnesses away. The habit of handwashing has ...

World Hand Hygiene Day 2025: Established by the World Health Organisation (WHO), World Hand Hygiene Day is an annual global campaign to promote and improve good hand hygiene practices in the ...

Discover the importance of clean hands on World Hand Hygiene Day 2025 and how this simple act can save lives and stop the spread of infections. World Hand Hygiene Day 2025 emphasizes collective action ...