Dr Neelam DHINGRA-KUMAR, Unit Head, WHO Patient Safety Flagship, has shared the following message for promotion and participation of all in World Hand Hygiene Day, 5 May 2022. I am forwarding it to the HIFA Forum for the same purpose.
Best regards, Esha RC
From Prof. Benedetta Allegranzi, MD & DTM&H
Technical Lead, Infection Prevention and Control Hub and Task Force
WHO HQ, Integrated Health Services, UHC/Life Course
WHO COVID-19 Response
Dear all,
We are only *one week away from World Hand Hygiene Day, 5 May 2022
<https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-hand-hygiene-day/2022>*.
I wish to thank you very much for any activity/preparations you may have already done!
I attach the latest NewsLetter where you can find the most important information
I would like to point you towards 4 key activities we ask you to support now:
1. *Social Media Messaging*: here attached you can find a file including
some suggestions for you to use to promote World Hand Hygiene Day 2022.
SoMe files can be found by clicking the “download the campaign assets”
button in the *World Hand Hygiene Day, 5 May 2022
<https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-hand-hygiene-day/2022>* web page.
2. *Global Goal 2022: on the World Hand Hygiene Day “faces of the
campaign” <https://5may.cleanhandssavelives.org/> 2022 wall, *we want to
highlight* 1000 faces from around the world *to show that people are*
UNITED in support of a health care quality and safety climate/culture
through clean hands and infection prevention. *Take this opportunity to
show your commitment and leadership, and* please kindly submit your
photo, poster or video to the “faces of the campaign”
<https://5may.cleanhandssavelives.org/> 2022 wall!*
3. Promote and participate in the* WHO Global Webinar, on 5 May 2022 at
1.30 pm CEST. *Please find the flyer with the programme attached here
and register here
<https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2022/05/05/default-calendar/...
4. Promote and participate in the* Free Webber Training Special Lecture
For World Hand Hygiene Day
<https://webbertraining.com/schedulep1.php?command=viewClass&ID=1564>,* *on
5 May 2022 at 7.30 pm CEST*
Finally please do not forget that 5 May is also International Day of the Midwife <https://idm2022.com/> and celebrate!
