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Hand hygiene is vital for safe health care delivery, yet practices at the point of care remain suboptimal worldwide. A comprehensive research agenda is therefore necessary to improve our understanding of factors influencing hand hygiene behaviour and to strengthen appropriate interventions. This age...
Pratiquez l'hygiene des mains, prévenez la propagation des germes multi-résistants
It takes just 5 moments to change the world. Clean your hands, stop the spread of drug-resistant germs!
Solo se necesitan 5 momentos para cambiar el mundo. Limpia tus manos, detén la propagación de gérmenes multirresistentes !
Précautions standards : Hygiène des mains
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La plupart des infections associées aux soins de santé peuvent être évitées grâce à une bonne hygiène des mains - se laver les mains au bon moment et de la bonne manière. Les directives de l'OMS sur l'hygiène des mains lors des soins de santé soutiennent la promotion et l'amélioration de...
All health-care workers require clear and comprehensive training and education on the importance of hand hygiene, the "My 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene" approach and the correct procedures for handrubbing and handwashing. The following tools and resources are meant to support bridging the knowledge gap...
Le lavage des mains
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Lavez-vous les mains avec de l'eau et du savon pendant 20 à 30 secondes immédiatement après avoir retiré votre équipement personnel de protection. Si vos mains sont souillées, lavez-les avec de l'eau et du savon pendant 40 à 60 secondes. Vous pouvez utiliser une solution hydro-alcoolique ou d...
Hand hygiene in health care in the context of Filovirus disease outbreak response. Rapid advice guideline
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This document provides a summary of the recommendations for hand hygiene best practices to be performed by health workers providing care and/or support to patients with filovirus infection (Ebola and Marburg viruses).
Handwashing for health care workers
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The Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework is a systematic tool with which to obtain a situation analysis of hand hygiene promotion and practices within an individual health-care facility.
This guide to local production of WHO-recommended handrub formulations is separated into two discrete but interrelated sections:
Part A provides a practical guide for use at the pharmacy bench during the actual preparation of the formulation. Users may want to display the material on the wall of ...
Hand Hygiene: Why, How and When?
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