Infectious diseases are increasingly threatening public health worldwide, with various viral, bacterial, and fungal infections resulting in millions of fatalities annually. The past decade has ...

In the realm of frontline healthcare, where the well-being of both patients and healthcare workers hangs in the balance, there is a heightened vulnerability of healthcare workers (HCWs) to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo/Courtesy) The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) highlights frequent hand hygiene as one of the most important acts in ...

"Proper Hand Hygiene Is the Foundation of Infection Prevention"—Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital Successfully ...

Hebah al Zamel, MSN, CIC, CPHQ, an infection preventionist in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and a member of ICT's Editorial Advisory Board, describes how hand hygiene is handled in Prince Sultan Cardiac ...

The "90’s SwipeSense Club" significantly improved hand hygiene adherence at Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center. By incentivizing adherence through 1990s-themed rewards and using SwipeSense ...

World Hand Hygiene Day is celebrated every year on 5 May to raise global awareness about the importance of hand hygiene in healthcare and to unite people in support of improving hand hygiene worldwide ...

Good hygiene is a top priority in healthcare, food service, and other commercial businesses whose cleanliness has direct consequences on compliance and safety. A commercial hand sink is the ...

The World Health Organization joined the Ministry of Health (MoH) and partners to commemorate World Hand Hygiene Day (WHHD), reinforcing the critical role of hand hygiene in preventing infections and ...

That bottle of hand sanitizer you’ve been religiously applying might be doing more harm than good. While the pandemic certainly taught us all about the importance of hand hygiene, the pendulum may ...

Summer is a time for sun-drenched fun. From relaxed days outdoors to packed festival fields and meals under open skies. But with the joy of the season comes an overlooked downside: a heightened risk ...