“Unite for safety – clean your hands”: the 5 May 2022 World Health Organization SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign

Abstract

Hand hygiene improvement is a critical part of effective infection prevention and control (IPC) and therefore constitutes a priority for patient and healthcare worker. However, hand hygiene compliance in healthcare settings remains sub-optimal globally [1–3]. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends to implement an effective [4] Multimodal Hand Hygiene Improvement Strategy (MMIS) that includes five elements: i) system change; ii) training and education; iii) monitoring and feedback; iv) reminders in the workplace/communications; v) safety climate/culture change [4].