Implementation tools
To succeed in IPC and bring about safer, high quality health care practices, implementation at the point of care is critical. Looking to the future, development and maintenance of implementation plans to translate recommendations into practice must be a key focus for everyone. IPC tools and resources made available by WHO are associated with a multimodal implementation approach that integrates IPC best practices within an improved safety and organizational culture. This approach has been shown to succeed in making the change that people want to see in health care.
Key resources for implementation
12 October 2020
Hand hygiene for all initiative: improving access and behaviour in health care facilities
The WHO and UNICEF-led Hand Hygiene for All Initiative aims at ensuring implementation for WHO's global recommendations on hand hygiene to prevent and...
9 February 2009
A guide to the implementation of the WHO multimodal hand hygiene improvement strategy
WHO_IER_PSP_2009.02_chi.pdf (5.297Mb) WHO_IER_PSP_2009.02_per.pdf (1.857Mb)
This guide to local production of WHO-recommended handrub formulations is separated into two discrete but interrelated sections:Part A provides a practical...
Alcohol-based Handrub Planning and Costing Tool (revised March 2010)
To help determine the feasibility of implementing alcohol-based handrub at your health-care facility. This is an updated version of the tool. There are some changes in the assumptions in section III as compared to previous versions. These are explained more clearly in the document.
Tools for creating an institutional safety climate
The institutional safety climate refers to the environment and perceptions of patient safety issues at the health-care facility, in which hand hygiene improvement is a high priority.
The institutional safety climate will be a key priority for health-care facilities in advanced stages of hand hygiene improvement in order to maintain motivation and momentum for the excellent standards achieved. It is, however, important to consider the Institutional Safety Climate at all stages.
The following resources are available to help assist you in creating an institutional safety climate:
- Tips for patients to participate in hand hygiene improvement
- Tips for implementing a patient participation programme
- Information for patients and consumers - hand hygiene and antimicrobial resistance
- Template letter to advocate hand hygiene to managers (revised August 2009)
- Template letter to communicate hand hygiene initiatives to managers (revised August 2009)
- Guidance on engaging patients and patient organizations in hand hygiene initiatives
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Locally adapted tools
Albania
- WHO 5 Moments for hand hygiene & AMR poster pdf, 1.83Mb
- Hand hygiene, when and how leaflet pdf, 389kb
- How To Handwash Poster pdf, 137kb
Argentina
- How to handrub poster pdf, 610kb
- How to handwash poster pdf, 134kb
- Slides for education sessions ppt, 3.13Mb
- Your 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene poster pdf, 556kb
Armenia
Belgium
Brazil
- Salve vidas: higienize suas Mãos - Campanha do dia 5 de maio de 2018
- Associação Paulista de Estudos e Controle de Infecção Relacionada à Assistência à Saúde
Catalonia, Spain
- Hand hygiene, when and how leaflet (2009) pdf, 3.21Mb
- Slides for education sessions for trainers, observers and health-care workers (2009) ppt, 10.15Mb
- Your 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene poster (2009) pdf, 420kb
Cambodia
China
- Hand Hygiene Knowledge Questionnaire pdf, 240kb
- 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene – chair image pdf, 2.09Mb
- 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene – bed image pdf, 2.15Mb
- WHO Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework (HHSAF)pdf, 1.04Mb
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
- 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene Poster – landscape view pdf, 1.78Mb
- 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene Poster – portrait view pdf, 1.72Mb
Czech Republic
- 5 May 2019 campaign poster pdf, 3.70Mb
- How To Handrub Poster pdf, 247kb
- How To Handwash Poster pdf, 597kb
- Your 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene Poster pdf, 349kb
- Summary Of WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene In Health Care pdf, 7.08Mb
- Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework pdf, 4.94Mb
Germany
5 May 2018 campaign posters
- Your 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene Poster jpg, 495kb
- WHO Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework (HHSAF) pdf, 1.83Mb
Greece
- How to handrub poster jpg, 277kb
- How to handwash poster jpg, 278kb
- Your 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene poster jpg, 285kb
- Hand hygiene knowledge questionnaire for health-care workers pdf, 648kb
Iran
- WHO Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework (HHSAF) pdf, 384kb
- WHO Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (IPCAF) pdf, 646kb
Italy
- WHO 5 Moments for hand hygiene & AMR poster pdf, 1.33Mb
- WHO Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework (HHSAF) pdf, 828kb
- WHO Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (IPCAF) pdf, 705kb
Japan
- Poster: It’s in your hands – prevent sepsis in health care, 5 May 2018 pdf, 6.93Mb
- WHO Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework (HHSAF) pdf, 712kb
- WHO Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (IPCAF) pdf, 993kb
Norway
Poland
- Your 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene poster pdf, 415kb
- The glove pyramid pdf, 1.19Mb
- WHO Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework (HHSAF) pdf, 1.63Mb
Portugal
- Os seus 5 momentos para a higiene das mãos: Ciudados aos doentes com cateter urinário pdf, 1.44Mb
- WHO Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework (HHSAF) pdf, 1.43Mb
Republic of Macedonia
- WHO 5 Moments for hand hygiene & AMR poster pdf, 1.83Mb
- Hand hygiene, when and how leaflet pdf, 426kb
- How To Handwash Poster pdf, 138kb
Romania
- Your 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene poster pdf, 497kb
- WHO Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework (HHSAF) pdf, 1.75Mb
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Thailand
Turkey
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SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands Campaign Other languages
Farsi
- 5 May 2019 campaign poster pdf, 1.34Mb
- Health workers poster pdf, 9.12Mb
- IPC leaders poster pdf, 9.47Mb
- Health facility leaders poster pdf, 8.50Mb
- Ministries of health poster pdf, 8.91Mb
- Patient advocacy groups poster pdf, 8.66Mb
- Poster maker tool pptx, 1.88Mb
- WHO Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework (HHSAF) pdf, 728kb
Malay
- 5 May 2019 campaign poster pdf, 1.72Mb
- Health workers poster pdf, 9.50Mb
- IPC leaders poster pdf, 9.85Mb
- Health facility leaders poster pdf, 8.86Mb
- Ministries of health poster pdf, 9.28Mb
- Patient advocacy groups poster pdf, 9.04Mb
Turk
- 5 May 2019 campaign poster pdf, 1.75Mb
- Health workers poster pdf, 9.52Mb
- IPC leaders poster pdf, 9.87Mb
- Health facility leaders poster pdf, 8.89Mb
- Ministries of health poster pdf, 9.32Mb
- Patient advocacy groups poster pdf, 9.06Mb
Urdu
- 5 May 2019 campaign poster pdf, 1.34Mb
- Health workers poster pdf, 9.12Mb
- IPC leaders poster pdf, 9.47Mb
- Health facility leaders poster pdf, 8.49Mb
- Ministries of health poster pdf, 8.91Mb
- Patient advocacy groups poster pdf, 8.65Mb