A systematic review published in April this year, which pooled the results of 28 studies worldwide, identified four main ...

Results from a hospital case study suggests healthcare professionals are still exhibiting low rates of hand hygiene compliance before gloving, according to a study published in the American Journal of ...

New York, NY, March 7, 2025 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has named the latest winners of the Wazoku crowdsourcing challenge which launched in April 2024 and focused on finding solutions ...

New York, NY , April 29, 2024 — The IRC is launching a new crowdsolving challenge in partnership with Wazoku and SeaFreight Labs. The challenge is called “Improving Health Provider Hand Hygiene” and ...

Hospitals are ramping up their focus on hand hygiene compliance to prevent infections and improve patient safety, new data from The Leapfrog Group suggests. In 2020, when Leapfrog began collecting and ...

Some evidence shows hospital infection preventionists may be able to spend less time monitoring hand hygiene, according to a study published Dec. 19 in the American Journal of Infection Control.

The newest viral challenge in the time of coronavirus is the World Health Organization's #safehands challenge, in which participants demonstrate "effective hand hygiene." Celebrities and public ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Hand hygiene is described by many health care workers as the single most important tool in preventing the spread ...

The majority of germs that cause serious infections in humans are transmitted by people’s actions. One of the effective means to prevent these infections is by practicing good hand hygiene. Several ...

Table of Contents INTRODUCTION (pp. I-II) PART I. HEALTH CARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTION AND EVIDENCE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF HAND HYGIENE 1. The problem: health care-associated infection (HCAI) is a major ...

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 ...