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Hand Hygiene Day 5 May 2020 – Save Lives: Clean Your Hands

May 5, 2020

5 May 2020 Calls to Action:

  • Nurses: “Clean and safe care starts with you.”
  • Midwives: “Your hands make all the difference for mothers and babies.”
  • Policy Makers: “Increase nurse staffing levels to prevent infections and improve quality of care. Create the means to empower nurses and midwives.”
  • IPC Leaders: “Empower nurses and midwives in providing clean care.”
  • Patients and Families: “Safer care for you, with you.”

2 in 5 health care facilities lack hand hygiene facilities at point of care – this is an ongoing challenge but there are simple, low-cost solutions to overcome this including in support of the safety and dignity of nurses and midwives. Hand hygiene is one of these and can only be achieved with the right things in place.

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