World Hand Hygiene Day is observed on 5 May every year.

Important Days

World Hand Hygiene Day is observed on 5 May every year. Every year World Hand Hygiene Day encourages people to to increase adherence to hand hygiene. Proper hand washing with soap and water is an effective way to promote good health by preventing several potential health conditions. Each year the World Health Organisation promotes the "Save Lives: Clean Your Hands" campaign. This campaign, launched in 2009 aims to 'bring people together' in support of hand hygiene globally. The theme for the year 2024 is "Promoting knowledge and capacity building of health and care workers through innovative and impactful training and education, on infection prevention and control, including hand hygiene".


     

     

     

 

     


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