Abstract
The World Health Organization has declared 2020 the “Year of the Nurse and Midwife”. On May 5th of this year, for the annual celebration of the SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign, the WHO highlighted the critical role of nurses and midwives in promoting public health. Increasing well-trained nurse staffing will enable nurses and midwives to improve quality of care and prevent infections. The implications for improved nursing and health policy are many. Investing in nurses ensures better care for patients, reduces infections and the economic burden of healthcare-associated infections on countries' economies.
Highlights
The World Health Organization has declared 2020 the “Year of the Nurse and Midwife”
Lowering healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) means lowering the amount of antibiotics that one needs to treat them, which in turn decreases the rate of antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
At a time when AMR is at the forefront of healthcare providers’ priorities, hand hygiene can make a major difference in lessening its impact
Summary
The World Health Organization has declared 2020 the “Year of the Nurse and Midwife”. On May 5th of this year, for the annual celebration of the SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign, the WHO highlighted the critical role of nurses and midwives in promoting public health. The role of policymakers in promoting hand hygiene as the keystone of infection prevention and control is a good investment and is crucial in the fight to improve quality of care.
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