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Плакат: призыв к гигиене рук
poster hand hygiene
This document provides guidance to AU Member States, states/local bodies, and communities
on how to construct and maintain non-contact hand washing stations like Tippy Taps and other
alternative hand washing stations.
The compendium provides guidance on low-cost handwashing facilities that can be widely used in low and middle-income countries. We hope that this can be shared extensively as governments and agencies tackle the crisis in low and middle-income countries where handwashing facilities are urgently neede...
This page describes ten immediate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) actions that low-resource healthcare facilities can undertake with limited budget in the near-term (0-3 months) to prepare for and address COVID-19. On the second page, WHO and UNICEF have provided input on how to best adapt thei...
Informationen zum persönlichen Infektionsschutz durch Hygiene für Erwachsene
Плакат: призыв к гигиене рук
poster hand hygiene
Este documento fornece orientações aos Estados Membros da UA, estados/organismos locais, e comunidades sobre como construir e manter estações de lavagem de mãos sem contacto como Tippy Taps e outros
estações alternativas de lavagem de mãos
3ème édition. Le compendium fournit des conseils sur les installations de lavage des mains à faible coût qui peuvent être largement utilisées dans les pays à revenu faible et intermédiaire. Nous espérons qu'il pourra être largement partagé par les gouvernements et les agences qui s'attaqu...
Плакат: призыв к гигиене рук
poster hand hygiene
Большинство инфекций, угрожающих здоровью, можно предотвратить благодаря хорошей гигиене рук - мытью рук в нужное время и правильным способом. Руководящие принцип...
Precauciones básicas: Higiene de las manos
recommended
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...
3rd editionThe compendium provides guidance on low-cost handwashing facilities that can be widely used in low and middle-income countries. We hope that this can be shared extensively as governments and agencies tackle the crisis in low and middle-income countries where handwashing facilities are urg...
Infographic illustrating how to wash your hands correctly when there is limited access to soap and clean water.
The WHO and UNICEF-led Hand Hygiene for All Initiative aims at ensuring implementation for WHO's global recommendations on hand hygiene to prevent and control COVID-19 pandemic, and hand hygiene improvement sustainability in countries as a mainstay of wider infection prevention and control (IPC) and...
Precauções básicas: higienização das mãos
recommended
A maioria das infecções associadas a cuidados de saúde podem ser prevenidas com a correta higienização das mãos, ou seja, a limpeza das mãos nos momentos corretos, e da forma correta. As Diretrizes da OMS de higienização das mãos nos serviços de saúde incentivam a promoção e o aprimora...
Standard precautions: Hand hygiene
recommended
Most health care-associated infections are preventable through good hand hygiene – cleaning hands at the right times and in the right way. The WHO Guidelines on hand hygiene in health care support hand hygiene promotion and improvement in health care facilities worldwide and are complemented by th...
Précautions standards : Hygiène des mains
recommended
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...
This is a video from CORE TRAINING about Infection Prevention and Control Training. It deals with subjects of MRSA, C.difficile, Isoliation, Hand Hygiene, PPE and contaminated waste.
This primer aims to guide health professionals on engaging with WASH-related issues. It gives an overview of WASH interventions and the status of WASH services globally and outlines key linkages with health. It provides examples of key actions that health actors can take to ensure WASH efforts effec...
