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fast and low cost, which prevents the transmission of many infectious diseases. In healthcare, if done at the right times and in the right way, it saves millions of lives. For this reason, every year on 5 May, the World Health Organization - WHO launches a campaign dedicated to hand hygiene. This year the message is \u201cSave lives. Sanitize your hands\u201d, to keep the attention on hand hygiene high, especially in assistance and care environments.<\/p>\n
The campaign theme for World Hand Hygiene Day 2023: \u201cTogether we can do more to prevent infections and antibiotic resistance in healthcare. We promote the culture of safety and quality of care. We give hand hygiene the highest priority." The claim: \u201cLet's act together immediately \u2013 Save lives. Sanitize your hands".<\/p>\n
The campaign objectives:<\/p>\n
For World Hand Hygiene Day 2023, WHO is putting civil society organizations at the center, who can lead and accelerate change at the local, national and international levels.<\/p>\n
All professionals involved in healthcare, together with policy makers and civil society organisations, can contribute to the prevention of infections and microorganism resistance to antimicrobials by supporting action that is beneficial to health.<\/p>\n
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Every year, WHO invites healthcare facilities around the world to participate in the campaign to continue raising awareness among healthcare professionals and citizens of the importance of hand hygiene, which is a fundamental action for the health of all those who access it. to care and treatment facilities.<\/p>\n
WHO makes available a number of materials and initiatives, including:<\/p>\n
Registration for the webinar, in English, is available\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Like every year, the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Istituto Superiore di Sanit\u00e0 - ISS, actively participates in the campaign and translates the dissemination materials:<\/p>\n The ISS, with the participation of SIMPIOS (Italian Multidisciplinary Society for the Prevention of Hospital Infections), has prepared a distance training course entitled "Hand hygiene for the prevention and control of infections in the healthcare setting", in which it will be possible register for free from 5 May 2023 by accessing the training catalog of the ISS platform:\u00a0www.eduiss.it<\/a><\/p>\n Furthermore, as part of the monitoring and implementation of hand hygiene programmes, the ISS will make the 2010 Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework proposed by the WHO available in a computerized version on a web platform from 5 May. The framework consists of a self-assessment tool with free access and without the need for registration, which can also be performed anonymously; it is divided into 5 sections and 27 indicators and a score is assigned to each answer.<\/p>\n For more information, see the page on Day on the ISS site<\/a><\/p>\n On social networks, the campaign is promoted with the hashtags: #handhygiene #infectionprevention #cleanhands.<\/p>\n For more information and to consult the WHO 2023 guidance visit Campaign guide for engaging in World Hand Hygiene Day 5 May 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
Download and disseminate the materials (Italian version)<\/h4>\n
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ISS initiatives<\/h4>\n