The challenge of improving hand hygiene compliance in hospitals to prevent healthcare-associated infections is not confined to within the borders of the United States. Hospitals in countries all over ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Since this preliminary report, the NHHI has progressed from the implementation phase to maintenance and ...

The National Hand Hygiene Initiative in Australia successfully reduced risk of infections, but at a steep cost, according to a Medical Xpress article. The NHMRC funded the initiative at 50 hospitals ...

In a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control, University of NSW professor Mary-Louise Mc-Laws found compliance rates for hand ­hygiene at one major Sydney tertiary hospital are as ...

Since its implementation in 2009, the National Australian Hand Hygiene Initiative (NHHI) has seen significant, sustained improvements in hand hygiene compliance among Australian healthcare workers, ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a 30 second application of a six-step hand washing and hand rub regimen that could keep infections away. New research titled, 'Simplifying the WHO ...

People’s hand hygiene habits have changed for the better during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research in the United Kingdom. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Ipsos Mori studied consumer hand ...

Our hands are the home for microorganisms which live on one's skin surface. Mostly, these microorganisms are harmless. But the hands can become infected with germs that are harmful to the body, while ...

Study findings showed that hand hygiene compliance among EMS providers is “remarkably low,” with an “over-reliance” on gloves and a “tendency toward self-protection instead of patient protection,” ...