Healthcare worker adoption rates of protocols in the World Health Organization’s primary hand hygiene program, My Five Moments for Hand Hygiene, depend on the type of hospital unit, type of ...

The effectiveness of the World Health Organization’s My 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene method is well-documented, but a new study published in the American Journal of Infection Control calls into question ...

Healthcare facilities often struggle with ensuring staff is hand hygiene compliant. A recent study found a 57 percent hand hygiene compliance rate among those staff members monitored by infection ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On Global Handwashing Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF launched the first global guidelines for hand hygiene in community settings — a ...

Hand hygiene is one of the most effective, affordable and universal tools we have to prevent the transmission of infections and provide high-quality, clean and safe medical care. While medical gloves ...