World Standards Day celebrates and recognises the incredible benefits of standards and their role in enhancing our daily lives and our world. The day builds awareness and a greater understanding and appreciation for the valuable work everyone in the standards community does every day. 

This annual event shines a spotlight on the critical importance of healthcare environmental hygiene (HEH) in reducing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), protecting patients, and ensuring the safety of healthcare workers. This year's theme, "The 6 Technical Domains of Healthcare Environmental Hygiene," emphasizes key areas essential to effective infection prevention, including: Surfaces Air control Water control Device reprocessing & sterilization Laundry Waste management These six domains are pivotal to enhancing patient safety, improving outcomes, and creating a healthier environment within healthcare facilities […]

In 2024, the theme is U.N.I.T.E. Unify Novice Inspire Talk Exhale Download the PNW poster https://www.acorn.org.au/client_images/2661886.png

World AIDS Day is an international day that began in 1988. It’s held on 1 December each year to help raise awareness about HIV and AIDS in our community and across the world. It reminds us that HIV is still a global epidemic. In Australia, it is a day for the community to: show their support for people living with HIV raise awareness about prevention, treatment and care eliminate stigma and discrimination around HIV remember people who have died of […]