FORUM World Hand Hygiene Day, 5 May Raise your hands for World Hand Hygiene Day: hand hygiene affects us all! Good hand hygiene in healthcare - when applied at the right time - prevents healthcare-associated infections and saves millions of lives every year [1]. Therefore, hand hygiene is important for all healthcare workers. Hand disinfection is undoubtedly one of the most important infection prevention measures. But hand washing, skin care and protection, and examination gloves also play a major role. It is important to note that the use of medical examination gloves does not replace hand disinfection [2] and that there are many activities where gloves do not need to be worn. However, preventing healthcare-associated infections is not just the responsibility of healthcare workers. Patients and visitors can also help prevent the transmission of pathogens. As our hands come into contact with a wide range of pathogens every day, good hand hygiene is important to prevent the spread of germs. Show your support for World Hand Hygiene Day! As every year, HARTMANN supports the WHO initiative. Under the motto ’Hands up for World Hand Hygiene Day‘, we would like to encourage everyone to raise their hands in a symbolic gesture of support for better hand hygiene: whether in healthcare facilities, at home or in public – everyone can help prevent the spread of germs and protect their fellow human beings. The HARTMANN SCIENCE CENTER has created various materials on the correct way to use gloves, which are available to download from our campaign website: https://www.hartmann-science-center.com/en/ top-issues/campaign-days/world-hand-hygieneday-2025 Hand hygiene adherence saves lives This year we are particularly motivated by an anniversary: 2025 marks the 60th anniversary of Sterillium®. Since its introduction in 1965, Sterillium®‘s skin-friendliness has helped to promote hand hygiene around the world, saving many people from lifethreatening infections. To celebrate its 60th anniversary, Sterillium® is not only getting a fresh new look. We also used the anniversary as an opportunity to enrich the topic of hand hygiene with exciting lectures at the HARTMANN SCIENCE CENTER Symposium 2025: https://www.hartmann-science-center.com/ en/top-issues/events/hsc-symposium-2025 5 May is World Hand Hygiene Day again. This year, the World Health Organization (WHO) is highlighting the importance of hand hygiene under the theme ’It might be gloves. It‘s always hand hygiene.‘ References: 1. WHO-Kampagnen-Webseite zum ’World Hand Hygiene Day 2025‘: https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-hand-hygiene-day/2025 2. Robert Koch-Institut (RKI). Epidemiologisches Bulletin 19/2024. https://www.rki.de/DE/Aktuelles/Publikationen/Epidemiologisches-Bulletin/2024/19_24.pdf?__ blob=publicationFile&v=5 (accessed on 04.03.2025) 17
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