SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands

The call to action for 5 May 2011 was 'track your progress, plan actions and aim for hand hygiene sustainability'. WHO invited health-care facilities around the world to submit their data online, as part of the WHO Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework global sur

• Read more on the Framework

Advocates around the globe are committed to WHO SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands. At times this is demonstrated by links and information provided on web pages. A call from WHO for societies, organizations, campaigns and facilities around the globe to feature information was made as part of 5 May 2011 plans, to demonstrate commitment and action taken. WHO wishes to thank all those who are supporting SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands in this way.

International

• International Federation for Infection Control

European

• European Society of Clinical and Infectious Diseases
• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Africa

Infection Prevention and Control Africa Network

Australia

• Australian Infection Control Association
• Hand Hygiene Australia

Argentina

Asociación Argentina de Enfermeros en Control de Infecciones, ADECI

Canada

• STOP Clean Your Hands Day!
• Community and Hospital Infection Control Association

Czech Republic

World Health Organization, Czech Republic

Denmark

• Statens Serum Institut

France

Centre de coordination de lutte contre les infections nosocomiales

Ireland

• Health Protection Surveillance Centre

Spain

• Seguridad del Paciente

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

• Infection Prevention Society
• Saves lives clean your hands

United Sates of America

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement
• Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)
• South Carolina Hospital Association

Viet Nam

WHO Representative Office in Viet Nam