From the world days, also note that of the washing of the handful – the World Health Organization (Who) has established since 2008 on 5 May as World Handmade Day.
This year’s theme of his campaign that for World Hand Sanctuary Day is «It might be gloves. It is always hand hygiene».
EDY is participating in the celebration of World Hygiene Hand Day with the preparation and disposal of information material. Proper hand hygiene prevents up to 50% of hospital infections which can be avoided when providing health care, EDY notes.
The basic messages for World Hand Sanctuary, as shaped by where, are:
- Medical gloves are used in health care and are defined as disposable gloves intended for the execution of medical procedures and interventions. Although they offer protection to healthcare professionals, They can be infected just as easily as bare hands and do not provide complete security. When used for a medical intervention, must immediately be removed and hand hygiene according to his “5 moments for his hand hygiene” which.
- Regardless of the use of gloves, Hands’ hygiene at the right time and in the right way is still one of the most important measures to protect patients and health workers. By 2026, monitoring of hand hygiene compliance and feedback from health professionals should be established as a key national indicator for hospitals. So far, this is done by 68% of countries.
- Excessive use of gloves contributes significantly to the volume of waste in the health sector. Proper use of gloves and hand hygiene can help reduce this kind of waste. The use of gloves, when not suitable, wasted resources and does not necessarily reduce germs. An average university hospital produces 1,634 tonnes of health care annually and this number increases 2-3% each year (especially from the Covid-19 pandemic onwards). Higher income countries produce more waste.