Despite the knowledge that handwashing helps prevent healthcare-associated infections, hand hygiene compliance rates range between 25 percent and 51 percent, according to a study published in the ...

The effectiveness of the World Health Organization’s My 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene method is well-documented, but a new study published in the American Journal of Infection Control calls into question ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has emphasized that relying solely on gloves will not prevent the spread of deadly infections. In recognition of World Hand Hygiene Day, WHO has reinforced the ...

Chemoradiation in Stage IIIB Cancer of the Uterine Cervix: A Review of the Zimbabwean Experience Our work was a prospective before-and-after study to improve IPC standards. We compared the WHO Hand ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that wearing gloves alone will not stop the risk of deadly infections spreading. WHO, which is on constant alert for emerging global diseases, has seen ...

Table of Contents INTRODUCTION (pp. I-II) PART I. HEALTH CARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTION AND EVIDENCE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF HAND HYGIENE 1. The problem: health care-associated infection (HCAI) is a major ...

Kontakt.io is offering its hand hygiene solution with rewards offered for compliance so that healthcare workers treat handwashing similar to exercising with fitness trackers. Several hospitals are ...