Poor hand-washing is among the factors contributing to the proliferation of antibiotic-resistant infections, according to a recent report issued by the Review on Antimicrobial Resistance. The AMR is a ...

When it comes to improving and sustaining hand hygiene compliance rates, peer pressure may be more effective than the promise of a cash bonus, according to a study in a California hospital described ...

Hand hygiene is one of the most effective, affordable and universal tools we have to prevent the transmission of infections and provide high-quality, clean and safe medical care. While medical gloves ...

National Handwashing Day may have been last week, but as KENS 5's Jeremy Baker reports in today's Healthy SA, you need to practice good hand hygiene year-round to avoid getting illnesses. It's kind of ...

World Hand Hygiene Day 2025: In our fast-paced, screen-dominated lives, we touch our eyes more often than we realise—whether to rub them when tired, adjust our glasses, or handle contact lenses. But ...

Running from patient room to patient room, it can be surprisingly easy for doctors and nurses to forget to wash their hands, especially if they’re dealing with an emergency. Hospitals have been ...

Way back in the early, whirlwind days of the pandemic, surfaces were the thing to worry about. The prevailing scientific wisdom was that the coronavirus spread mainly via large droplets, which fell ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An automated hand hygiene monitoring system increased hand hygiene compliance across all units in a hospital.

Many of us owe our earliest lessons about cleanliness to the parents or guardians who taught us that good hygiene is one of the most important foundations of a healthy life. From flossing before ...