WHO Global Hand Hygiene Day, 5 May 2020

On 5 May 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Hand Hygiene Day takes place. The theme this year is ‘Save lives: clean your hands’ and the calls to action are: 

• Nurses: ‘Clean and safe care starts with you.’ 
• Midwives: ‘Your hands make all the difference for mothers and babies.’ 
• Policy makers: ‘Increase nurse staffing levels to prevent infection and improve quality of care. Create the means to empower nurses and midwives.’ 
• IPC leaders: ‘Empower nurses and midwives in providing clean care.’ 
• Patients and families: ‘Safer care for you, with you.’

More information and resources on Global Hand Hygiene Day are on the WHO website.