HAND HYGIENE:

WHY:

HOW:

Hands are the main pathways of germ transmission during health care

Hand hygiene is the most important measure to avoid the transmission of harmful germs and prevent health care-associated infections

Clean hands by rubbing them with an alcohol-based formulation, as the preferred mean for routine hygienic hand antisepsis if hands are not visibly soiled. Wash your hands with soap and water when hands are visibly dirty or visibly soiled with blood or other body fluids or after using the toilet