Slide Show: A Collaborative Approach to Hand Hygiene

An ICU study found that alcohol-based hand rub applied after patient care reduced glove bioburden, while staff raised feasibility concerns. Researchers stress that the practice does not replace glove changes or hand hygiene.

For International Infection Prevention Week, Infection Control Today explores how prevention connects hospital departments with everyday community life and why infection preventionists (IPs), sterile processing department (SPD), professionals, and environmental services (EVS) teams deserve lasting support.

In honor of Global Handwashing Day, Jamar Shaw, MD, MPH, CIC, explains how applying the WHO 5 Moments to actual care sequences can reduce transmission risks in ambulatory settings.

What happens to a towel between uses? Natasha Terborg traces the laundry process from collection to storage and explains which practices from health care guidance can inform everyday laundry in shared facilities.

An infection preventionist examines the DRC’s Ebola response through contact tracing and community engagement, explaining why daily follow-up, timely investigations, and trust reveal challenges that cumulative case counts alone cannot capture.

Four vaccine experts discuss how sustained financing, local research leadership, and community trust can strengthen vaccine development in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), drawing on practical insights from India and Bangladesh.

GeoVax CEO David Dodd discusses how vaccine storage requirements, supplier diversification, and regional manufacturing shape outbreak preparedness, with considerations for infection preventionists and health systems preparing to receive and administer doses.

Part 4 of 4: Why better planning for surgical growth, operational performance, and patient safety requires sterile processing expertise early in the decision-making process.