"Seconds save lives – clean your hands": the 5 May 2021 World Health Organization SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign. (May 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Allegranzi, B.; Tartari, E.; Pittet, D.
• Is Part Of: Journal of hospital infection. Volume 111(2021)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 3
• Publication Date: 2021-05
• Subjects: Hand hygiene -- Point of care -- Infection prevention control -- World Health Organization -- Health care-associated infection -- Public health -- Global health -- Policy-making -- Alcohol-based handrub -- Hand sanitizer; Cross infection -- Periodicals; Cross infection -- Prevention -- Periodicals; Nosocomial infections -- Periodicals; Nosocomial infections -- Prevention -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- prevention & control -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2021.03.001
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0195-6701

Abstract

Summary: To highlight the urgent need to save lives by implementing best practices in health care delivery, the slogan for 5 May 2021, world hand hygiene day, is "Seconds save lives – clean your hands". The WHO campaign calls to action key stakeholders: health care workers, IPC practitioners, patients and families, facility managers, policy-makers, vaccinators, and the general public who can play critical roles in achieving optimal hand hygiene at the point of care, helping to strengthen society involvement.