About Hand Hygiene
Hand Hygiene collects research and news on how often people wash or sanitise their hands and what helps them do it. Surveys include an AIIMS study of health workers' hand hygiene and a US workplace survey on hand washing after using the toilet. There is WHO work on hand hygiene guidelines for community settings, a WHO-UNICEF update on hygiene services in healthcare facilities, a study on alcohol-free sanitiser and an automatic sanitiser dispenser built by students in Kerala.
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- Survey: Healthcare Workers fail to wash hands for 20 seconds What an AIIMS survey found about how often health workers sanitise their hands
- Laying down the importance of good hand hygiene Why hand hygiene matters, from WHO's work on guidelines for community settings
- Healthcare Report: Billions at Risk How many healthcare facilities worldwide lack water, soap or handrub at points of care
- Study shows alcohol-free hand sanitiser may also be effective Research showing alcohol-free sanitiser can work as well as alcohol-based products