World Hand Hygiene Day: May 5th
Hand hygiene is at the core of effective IPC (Infection Prevention Control) to combat antibiotic resistance, and campaigning each year on around 5 May is one important part of improving behavior towards IPC best practices.
WHO’s 5 May 2017 campaign slogan, “Fight antibiotic resistance – it’s in your hands” demonstrates the unity between AMR (Antimicrobial Resistance) and infection efforts.
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CLEO which represents the view that the simplest and most effective way of preventing hospital infections is the implementation of good hand hygiene practice provided support to public hospitals and participated in this day’s events.
