The World Health Organization and UNICEF have developed global guidelines for hand hygiene in community settings.  While the WHO has long ...

Experts remind South Africans that proper handwashing is only half the job. Drying your hands correctly is just as important in preventing the spread of disease.

Think washing your hands is enough? Think again! This Global Handwashing Day, let's bust common hand hygiene myths, from ...

Evidence-based recommendations for homes, schools and public spaces to improve public health and reduce preventable ...

UNICEF Zambia’s Chief of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Emily Rand, has commended the country's collaborative efforts ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers a free training tool designed to facilitate employee training on hand hygiene. The interactive hand hygiene education, presented as a slide show ...

University of Michigan Health and Newark Beth Israel Medical Center have increased hand hygiene compliance significantly. The results of two technology-based hand hygiene improvement initiatives were ...

In observance of Global Handwashing Day, the Illness to Wellness Foundation, in association with the Physical Education ...

Despite improvements in water access, India lags behind BRICS peers in sanitation and school hygiene facilities, UNICEF data ...

SEATTLE — What is the "hygiene hypothesis" and does it have any legs among medical circles right now? HealthLink talked with a local physician about it to explain. The hygiene hypothesis is a theory ...