The Centre for School Health Education and Environmental Hygiene (CSHEEH) has urged Nigerians to embrace regular handwashing with soap to prevent infectious diseases and protect public health. Dr Folasade Momoh, Executive Director of CSHEEH, made the call during the 2026 Global…
To mark Global Handwashing Day 2026, WHO and UNICEF are inviting feedback on the draft Hand Hygiene Guidelines Implementation Toolkit, designed to support implementation of the Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Community Settings. Public consultation: Hand Hygiene Guidelines Implementation Toolkit To…
30 October 2026, 9:25 am Presentation session during the workshop The Kilu’ufi Hospital Health Promotion Department has concluded a three-day healthy settings workshop at Sinamauri Rural Healthcare Centre in West Kwaio, Malaita Province, aimed at improving community health and hygiene. The workshop, which…
Cleveland Clinic News Service Medical experts want to remind everyone that one simple habit can go a long way toward helping you stay healthy: Washing your hands! “Handwashing is a super easy and very effective way to slow down the…
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 October 2026: As the world marks Global Handwashing Day, stakeholders in Ethiopia are renewing efforts to strengthen hand hygiene systems as a cornerstone of public health, disease prevention, and emergency preparedness. Government institutions, development partners, civil society organizations,…
While science labs at SFU’s Surrey campus have been devoid of the buzz of student experiments and discovery for nearly two months, they recently came to life for another purpose—the production of hand sanitizer to help the community battle…
Published Nov 1, 2026 5:02 PM EST And there we have it. “It might surprise people, but the dirtiest thing they encounter every day is their own cellphone,” says Caitlin Mangan, a Lab Manager for Gillson Sciences. “People take them everywhere with them,…
Oct 15, 2025, 10:17 ET Cleaner Hands Save Lives Poor hand hygiene contributes to millions of preventable illnesses globally — a challenge that affects all regions and income levels. The introduction of these new guidelines from WHO and UNICEF highlights the significant role that…
To evaluate the effects of interventions to promote hand washing on diarrhoeal episodes in children and adults The following databases were searched to May 2015: Reference lists of indentified articles were also searched, and researchers and relevant organizations were contacted Adults…
A prospective genomic study found that skin colonization and contaminated drug use equipment are linked to Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections in people who inject drugs, and that most recurrent episodes were relapses with related strains. People who inject drugs appear…
Hand hygiene, isolation, device‑associated infections, and antimicrobial stewardship.
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