Infection prevention and control

SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands 5 May 2019

Clean care for all – it's in your hands

WHO calls on everyone to be inspired by the global movement to achieve universal health coverage (UHC), i.e. achieving better health and well-being for all people at all ages, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all. Infection Prevention and Control, including hand hygiene, is critical to achieve UHC as it is a practical and evidence-based approach with demonstrated impact on quality of care and patient safety across all levels of the health system.

Link between Infection Prevention and Control and Quality Universal Health Coverage

5 May 2019 calls to action

Resources for 5 May 2019

New implementation manual

Poster 5 May 2019

Health workers: “Champion clean care – it’s in your hands."

IPC leaders: “Monitor infection prevention and control standards – take action and improve practices.”

Health facility leaders: "Is your facility up to WHO infection control and hand hygiene standards? Take part in the WHO survey 2019 and take action!”

Ministries of health: "Does your country meet infection prevention and control standards? Monitor and act to achieve quality universal health coverage."

Patient advocacy groups: "Ask for clean care – it’s your right."

  • Poster maker tool
    pptx, 4.25Mb
    Create your own version of the 5th of May campaign posters to print, post and share with your friends to spread awareness for the campaign.

Social media

For social media messaging, WHO will be using #HandHygiene, #HealthForAll and #InfectionPrevention – remember to join the conversation on 5 May.

  • Social media brief
    pdf, 572kb
    This social media brief is intended to be used alongside the campaign toolkit and other WHO hand hygiene and IPC resources, including those available for 5 May 2019.
Social media cards

Solidarity chain for Clean Care For All

Be inspired by the "health for all" movement. Get ready to form a chain, with linked hands at a set meeting point in your organization on or around 5 May - invite everyone! Everyone involved in the chain will then have the opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to Clean Care for All through clean hands, using alcohol handrub or holding their hands in the air. Read more in the instructions and template invitation! This activity builds on the solidarity chains that took place around the world for World Health Day.

The 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene are not just for hospitals, every setting should be targeted which will in turn support people centred quality health services and quality health for all, in line with this year's campaign theme.

Find other language posters on these pages.

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