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.

4 May 2009
How to handrub?
Rub hands for hand hygiene! Wash hands when visibly soiled

4 May 2009
How to handwash?
Wash hands when visibly soiled! Otherwise, use handrub