2011
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.10.012
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Promoting hand hygiene in healthcare through national/subnational campaigns

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“…Most cross-infection takes place via the hands of health workers 1, 2 and it is agreed that cleansing hands can break the chain of infection, thus reducing rates of HCAI 1 . The importance of hand hygiene is recognised internationally 3,4 and guidelines developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2009 5 are credited with exerting considerable impact on hand hygiene policy and practice globally 6 . The WHO 5 emphasises the importance of regular monitoring to assess health workers' hand hygiene performance.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Most cross-infection takes place via the hands of health workers 1, 2 and it is agreed that cleansing hands can break the chain of infection, thus reducing rates of HCAI 1 . The importance of hand hygiene is recognised internationally 3,4 and guidelines developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2009 5 are credited with exerting considerable impact on hand hygiene policy and practice globally 6 . The WHO 5 emphasises the importance of regular monitoring to assess health workers' hand hygiene performance.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There should also be national campaigns at all levels to enable implementation, adaptability and sustainability of hand hygiene improvement efforts [11]. There is also a continual need to ensure that hand sanitizers, alcohol rubs and hand wash should be available to use at all times.…”
Section: Recommendationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In 2009, it was repeated to evaluate the latest situation. Promotion of hand hygiene has become an important initiative with most of the countries; however, coordinated efforts are to be strengthened across the world (Mathai et al, 2011). WHO message remains -'Clean hands are safer hands'.…”
Section: Hand Washing and Hand Hygienementioning
confidence: 99%