WHO Invites Healthcare Facility Participation in Surveys as Part of Clean Your Hands Day
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.
Happy Hand Hygiene Day! Rethinking Glove Use for Safer, Cleaner, and More Ethical Health Care
May 5th 2025Despite their protective role, gloves are often misused in health care settings—undermining hand hygiene, risking patient safety, and worsening environmental impact. Alexandra Peters, PhD, points out that this misuse deserves urgent attention, especially today, World Hand Hygiene Day.
The Guardians of Animal Health: Who Are Veterinary Infection Preventionists?
March 21st 2025Veterinary infection control experts Leslie Kollmann, BS, AAS, CVT, CIC, Denise Waiting, LVT, and Leslie Landis, LVT, BS, discuss challenges, zoonotic disease risks, and the importance of education, collaboration, and resource development in animal care facilities.
