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    HAND HYGIENE DAY @ May 05, 2020 - (Tue)

    posted last May 05, 2020 - (Tue)

    WHY IS HAND HYGIENE SO IMPORTANT IN PREVENTING INFECTIONS, INCLUDING COVID-19?

    -Hand Hygiene is the single most effective action you can take to reduce the
    spread of pathogens and prevent infections, including the COVID-19 virus

    -Community members can play a critical role in fighting COVID-19 by adopting frequent
    hand hygiene as part of their day-to-day practves


    HAND HYGIENE IN HEALTH CARE
    Why is it important to participate in the WHO global hand hygiene campaign for the fight against COVID-19?

    -The WHO global hand hygiene campaign SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands mobilizes people around the worl to increase
    adherence to hand hygiene in the health care facilities, thus protecting health care worker and patien from
    COVID-19 and other pathogens.

    -Nurses and other health care workers are the front-line heroes saving lives from COVID-19. In the alignment with the
    Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, the global hand hygiene campaign 2020 recognizes their critical rol in the prevention of
    infections.

    -The campaign also contributes to the United Nations Secretary's General's Global Call to Action on WASH in health care facilities

    Follow the 5 May 2020 SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands here: https://www.who.int/infection-prevention/campaigns/clean-hands/en/

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