The World Health Organization has created posters to help organizations improve hand hygiene — one showing proper hand washing steps and one providing proper hand rubbing steps.

A study conducted in sub-Saharan Africa shows that locally prepared alcohol-based hand rubs are comparable to soap and water in their rates of surgical site infections and have similar costs.

The CDC recommends using hand sanitizers with at least 60% alcohol, but studies show that other amounts are effective against Coronavirus.

“Leafree Hand Sanitizer is an alcohol-based hand rub to be applied externally to reduce bacteria on the skin when soap and water are not available,” according to an announcement with the FDA.

Researchers demonstrated the efficacy of two World Health Organization (WHO)‒recommended alcohol-based hand rub solutions to inactivate the monkeypox virus (MPXV).

More of the bacteria survived washing with an alcohol hand rub and antiseptic wipes than with soap and hot or cold water.

The poster, titled “‘Your health is in your clean hands,” reminds staff members of why hand hygiene is important; provides guidelines for when to use soap and water and when to use soap and water or ...

Hand sanitizer is just alcohol suspended in a hand rub, which neutralizes germs that might be lurking on your hands, including SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

While poisoning from hand rubs remains relatively uncommon, it is on the rise, they said, and suggested larger hand rub dispensers (500ml or more) could be placed within locked secured holders ...

As drugstores run low on hand sanitizers and cleansing wipes in response to the novel-coronavirus outbreak, learn how to make your own.

Compliance with all six steps of WHO’s guideline for properly using alcohol-based hand rub was only 8.5 percent. Highlighted below are four findings regarding compliance with WHO’s hand rub ...

Hand hygiene saves lives. In fact, it’s the single most important measure for preventing the spread of pathogens.Alcohol-based hand rubs are the global standard for hand hygiene in healthcare ...