The leading infection prevention and control (IPC) protocol remains hand hygiene adherence. In healthcare and food care ...

The World Health Organization and UNICEF have developed global guidelines for hand hygiene in community settings. While the WHO has long maintained guidelines for clinical environments, this is the ...

For World Hand Hygiene Day (May 5) 2026, the World Health Organization calls on those providing and supporting healthcare to refresh their action on hand hygiene and infection prevention and control ...

Hand-washing adherence is on the up-and-up as more hospitals are holding their leadership accountable for hand hygiene, patient safety watchdog The Leapfrog Group reports. Since it began collecting ...

Handwashing is one of the simplest and most effective ways to protect your health. Every day, people touch door handles, mobile phones, money, public transport surfaces and many other objects that may ...