Happy World Hand Hygiene Day!
May 05, 2020
May 5th is observed as World Hand Hygiene Day and now more than ever it is important to understand the importance of maintaining hand hygiene. It will not only reduce the chances of contracting infection but will also ease the burden on healthcare workers.
To mark #HandHygiene Day & Intl. day of #Midwife join the global clap tomorrow!
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) May 4, 2020
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for our nurses and midwives - our guardians & #SafeHands role models.#COVID19
This year’s theme of the day is ‘SAVE LIVES: Clean your hands”. It is to promote healthy habits in people and to make them understand the importance of practicing hand hygiene and how it can help them fight COVID-19 which has become a global problem.
Here is what WHO is aiming to achieve with this campaign this year:
-Ensuring hand hygiene becomes a global priority.
- Inspiring behavioral change and hand hygiene practices in people.
-Discussing the role of healthcare workers in clean care and preventing infections.