Infection prevention and control
Located within the Integrated Health Services (IHS) department, the IPC Unit provides technical leadership and coordination of the infection prevention and control work at WHO headquarters.

Hand hygiene

Training tools

Tools and resources are meant to support bridging the knowledge gap and for you to adopt and adapt to support local improvement.

Reminders in the workplace

Reminders in the workplace are important to prompt health-care workers to practice hand hygiene and to inform patients and their visitors of the standard of care they should expect from their health-care workers.

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Rub hands for hand hygiene! Wash hands when visibly soiled 

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Wash hands when visibly soiled! Otherwise, use handrub