World Health Organization (WHO)
Annual Hand Hygiene Day
May 5, 2019
WHO calls on everyone to be inspired by the global movement to achieve universal health coverage (UHC). This movement aims for better health and well-being for all ages, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential healthcare and access to safe, effective, and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all.

Infection prevention and control, including hand hygiene, is critical to achieve UHC. Hand hygiene is a practical and evidence-based approach with demonstrated impact on quality of care and patient safety across all levels
of healthcare.
Provider Resources
Patient and Family Resources
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WHO Tools and Resources
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Posters are available f or healthcare workers, healthcare facility leaders, infection prevention and control leaders, and patient advocacy groups. Several languages are available.
This toolkit is aimed at all healthcare workers who plan to undertake hand-hygiene campaign activities on or around May 5 every year. The toolkit provides a framework for advocacy, as well as guidance on how to develop campaign materials at the
local level.
Clean Care for All—It's In Your Hands
Friday, May 3, 2019
10:30 a.m. PT

Speakers:
Professor Didier Pittet, MD, MS, CBE,
Director, Infection Prevention and Control Programme & WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety, The University of Geneva Hospitals

Professor Benedetta Allegranzi, MD, DTM&H,
Coordinator, Infection Prevention and Control Global Unit, Service Delivery and Safety, WHO

Register at no cost to you!
APIC Opportunity
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) Invites Individuals to Apply for the Position of Editor for the
American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC)

Dr. Elaine Larson, AJIC's current editor, will be retiring on December 31, 2019. Transition of the editorship will occur over a 2–3 month period with the new editor assuming full duties of editorship on January 1, 2020. The successful candidate(s) for the position of editor will be able to articulate a clear vision and strategic plan for AJIC as part of the application process.


Deadline for applications is May 15, 2019.

Please direct questions to Barbara Long, APIC Senior Director of Governance and Executive Affairs, at blong@apic.org .
This material was prepared by Health Services Advisory Group, the Medicare Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization for Arizona, California, Florida, Ohio, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents presented do not necessarily reflect CMS policy. Publication No. CA-11SOW-ASC-04082019-01