Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) - World Health …
Sep 24, 2025 · Safe drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene are crucial to human health and well-being. Safe WASH is not only a prerequisite to health, but contributes to livelihoods, school …
Guidance on WASH and health
Personal hygiene Hygiene is multi-faceted and comprises many behaviours, including hand- and face washing, menstrual hygiene and food hygiene. Hand washing with soap at crucial events …
Hand hygiene - World Health Organization (WHO)
Most HAIs are preventable through hand hygiene performed at the right times. The WHO Guidelines on hand hygiene in health care outline hand hygiene recommendations and are …
Gloves do not replace hand hygiene – reminder from WHO
May 5, 2025 · On World Hand Hygiene Day, the WHO emphasizes the critical role of hand hygiene in preventing infections, stating that gloves are not a substitute for proper handwashing.
World Hand Hygiene Day 2025
Regardless of whether gloves are worn, hand hygiene at the right times and in the right way is still one of the most important measures to protect patients and health workers in healthcare. By …
Hand Hygiene: Why, How & When? - World Health Organization …
Jul 31, 2009 · Hand hygiene is therefore the most important measure to avoid the transmission of harmful germs and prevent health care-associated infections. This brochure explains how and …
L’OMS publie le tout premier rapport mondial sur la lutte anti …
May 6, 2022 · La pandémie de COVID-19 et d’autres grandes épidémies récentes ont montré dans quelle mesure les établissements de soins de santé pouvaient contribuer à la …
Infection prevention and control
Located within the Integrated Health Services (IHS) department, the IPC Unit provides technical leadership and coordination of the infection prevention and control work at WHO headquarters.
Key resources on hand hygiene - World Health Organization (WHO)
Apr 1, 2020 · The Your 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene approach defines the key moments when health-care workers should perform hand hygiene. This evidence-based, field-tested, user …
Water and sanitation EURO - World Health Organization (WHO)
May 1, 2025 · Establishing good water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) practice in schools is about infrastructure, operation and maintenance, and education. These posters are a resource …