WHO Invites Healthcare Facility Participation in Surveys as Part of Clean Your Hands Day

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As part of the activities to support SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands Day on May 5, 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) is inviting healthcare facilities to participate in two global surveys.

As part of the activities to support SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands Day on May 5, 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) is inviting healthcare facilities to participate in two global surveys:
- WHO Global Laboratory-based Survey on Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs) in Healthcare: to assess and raise awareness of the prevalence of the five main healthcare-associated MDROs that have been identified at the global level.
- WHO Global Prevalence Survey on use of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis: to assess surgical antibiotic prophylaxis prescribing in a wide range of acute-care facilities.

For more information and to take the surveys, CLICK HERE.

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