{"id":24090,"date":"2022-05-05T10:39:15","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T08:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.nefrocenter.it\/world-hand-hygiene-day\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T12:04:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T11:04:44","slug":"world-hand-hygiene-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.nefrocenter.it\/en\/world-hand-hygiene-day\/","title":{"rendered":"World Hand Hygiene Day"},"content":{"rendered":" \n

Every year, the World Health Organization (WHO) promotes, on May 5, the World Hand Hygiene Day<\/strong>, to emphasize the importance of this simple yet essential act in preventing transmissible infections, especially in hospital and care settings. Promoting hand hygiene and infection prevention and control translates into better protection and safety for patients and healthcare workers. <\/p> \n \n

At NefroCenter, we are extremely attentive to hand hygiene for our patients and healthcare workers. Here are the recommendations from the Ministry of Health: <\/p> \n \n

Hand hygiene is, in fact, essential to address three major challenges<\/strong> for public health in our time:<\/p> \n \n

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  1. reducing the circulation of viruses and bacteria<\/li> \n
  2. preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)<\/li> \n
  3. combating the phenomenon of antibiotic resistance.<\/li> \n<\/ol> \n \n

    How to Sanitize your Hands<\/h4> \n \n

    Proper hand hygiene prevents the transmission of microorganisms responsible for many infectious diseases, from common ones like the flu and cold to more severe ones like healthcare-associated infections. In particular, during the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic emergency, hand hygiene became crucial to avoid contact transmission and the potential spread and transmission of the new coronavirus. <\/p> \n \n

    For hand hygiene, regular soap is sufficient. In the absence of water, you can use so-called hand sanitizers (hand sanitizers<\/em>), alcohol-based.If using soap<\/strong>, it is important to rub your hands for at least 40-60 seconds<\/strong>.If soap is not available, use an alcohol-based solution<\/strong>, rubbing the palms and backs of the hands, fingers, and nails, for at least 20-30 seconds<\/strong>.Products available on the market for hand disinfection in the absence of water and soap (authorized medical-surgical aids and biocides with microbicidal action) should be used when hands are dry, otherwise, they may not be effective. <\/p> \n \n

    It is important to sanitize your hands:<\/p> \n \n

    Before<\/strong><\/p> \n \n