May 6, 2025, Cairo, Egypt-“It could be gloves. It is always Hands of Hands”, the theme of the day of the world hygiene of this year (while), underlining the critical role of the hygiene of the hands as a simple but powerful impact and savings of preventing costs of intact medical and savings for the costs of infection by the medical infection.
Held every year on May 5, Whd highlights the hygiene of the hands as a simple but powerful intervention that can protect patients, health workers and visitors from damage caused by avoidable infections associated with health care (HAIS).
The global action plan and the monitoring of monitoring (GAPMF) on the prevention and control of infections (IPC) 2024-2030 sets compliance with the hygiene of the hands as a key national indicator, to be established in all reference hospitals by the end of 2026. Currently, only 68% of the countries report the implementation.
In the eastern Mediterranean region about 40% of health facilities have no basic hygiene services and 71% have no complete management services of health waste. Statistics underline the need for investments in water, hygienic -hearing, hygienic and waste (Wash) services to improve the prevention of infections and the implementation of the control.
The World Health Organization (WHO) plays a leading role in promoting hand hygiene practices, not least through the Hhd annual campaign. Among the recommendations they are promoting this year there are:
Optimal Hand Hygiene Practices using WHO 5 moments for Hand Hygiene and an appropriate use of gloves within health work flows. (It is important to remember that medical gloves are contaminated with the same ease with the bare hands. They do not offer 100%protection. Gloves should be removed, for example, after touching a patient and hygiene of the hands performed immediately according to the 5 moments of WHO);
Integration of the hygiene of hands in national IPC strategies and standard operating procedures at the structure level;
The awareness of awareness on the environmental impact of improper use of gloves on generation and waste management. Excessive use of gloves contributes significantly to the volume of sanitary waste. The appropriate use of gloves and hand hygiene can help reduce this to a minimum. Using gloves when not indicated, he wastes resources and does not necessarily reduce the transmission of germs; AND
Correct use of gloves to help prevent the spread of infections. Gloves do not replace the hygiene of the hands. They should only be used when necessary and the hygiene of the hands practiced before and after the use of the glove.
The improvement of the IPC, including hand hygiene and washing, is urgently necessary to provide minimum protection and satisfy the objectives of reducing antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial resistance. Governments and health authorities are invited to give priority to the integration of the hygiene of hands in the national strategies of the IPC and ensure that all health structures have standard operating procedures for hands hygiene.
On something, which provides various resources, including guidelines, posters and virtual badges, to support hands hygiene campaigns. Which also offers a Self -evaluation framework for Hand Hygiene Evaluate hands hygiene practices in healthcare facilities.
Working with the interested parties and partners to promote hands hygiene, we can help prevent the spread of infections, including infections caused by pathogens resistant to antimicrobials.