“Seconds save lives—clean your hands”: the 5 May 2021 World Health Organization SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign
Benedetta Allegranzi, Ermira Tartari, Didier Pittet
Abstract
To highlight the urgent need to save lives by implementing best practices in health care delivery, the slogan for 5 May 2021, world hand hygiene day, is Seconds save lives - clean your hands. The WHO campaign calls to action key stakeholders: health care workers, IPC practitioners, patients and families, facility managers, policy-makers, vaccinators, and the general public who can play critical roles in achieving optimal hand hygiene at the point of care, helping to strengthen society involvement.
Topics & Concepts
SloganHygieneMedicineCall to actionHealth carePublic relationsAction (physics)NursingBusinessAdvertisingEconomic growthPolitical sciencePoliticsPathologyPhysicsLawQuantum mechanicsEconomicsInfection Control in HealthcareInfection Control and VentilationHealthcare and Environmental Waste Management