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ON May 23rd, 2008, the French Ministry of Health launched a national hand cleanliness campaign targeting health care workers, patients, and the general public. The campaign emphasizes that proper hand hygiene is the key element in preventing and controlling nosocomial infections.
It is critical that a through cleansing of one’s hands with a liquid alcohol solution containing an emollient to protect the skin precedes all health care treatments, no matter where they are carried out. All health care establishments throughout the country should see to it that these solutions are available at patient’s bed. Health care workers would also be required to carry a small bottle of disinfectant in the pockets of their uniform. |
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WASH HANDS TO CURB INFECTIONS |
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Written by Christine Besson
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Sunday, 12 November 2006 |
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 Some 1.4 million people worldwide are ill because of infections acquired in hospitals. In a public conference, on Nov. 10 2006, the United Nations health agency declared that yet the most efficient approach to tackle the scourge is the simplest: clean hands are safe hands.
All healthcare providers need to clean their hands every time they see a patient. UN World Health Organization ( WHO) Acting Director-General Anders Nordstrom stressed. “With the help of WHO and other partners all the countries engaged in the WHO campaign are laying the foundations for patients everywhere to receive cleaner, safer care.”
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