World Hand Hygiene Day takes place every year to encourage awareness of hand hygiene within healthcare facilities. 2022’s theme is ‘Unite for Safety’: Clean your hands1 – a concept that aims to inspire a ‘culture of safety and quality’ in facilities across the globe. Hand hygiene is considered the most important factor in the control […]
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Learn more about the role of Hand Hygiene in Reducing Health Care-Associated Infections (HAIs) including the role of dispenser placement in maximizing usage.
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SCA is proud to share new research looking at the prevalence of bacteria found within patient surroundings. This recent study sponsored by Vinnova, the Swedish government looked at ways to decrease health care-associated infections. In this podcast we spoke with Brigitta Bergstrom, a microbiologist involved in the Vinnova project, and Carolyn Berland, a senior scientist […]
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