World Hand Hygiene Day

Knowledge, hygiene and care go hand in hand

Hand hygiene saves millions of lives every year when performed at the right moments during health care delivery. World Hand Hygiene Day (WHHD) is the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global annual call to action for health workers. Essity and our leading brand Tork are participant in the Private Organizations for Patient Safety (POPS) initiative facilitated by WHO. The initiative aims to improve the safety of healthcare globally through many initiatives including hand hygiene. On this site we mention some initiatives we do.

Practicing hand hygiene anywhere, anytime

The award-winning Tork VR Clean Hands Training is now accessible on any device, so you can train anywhere, at any time.

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Tork Clean Hands Training for Care Homes

Tork accelerates action by adding new interactive virtual training for Care Homes building on the state-of-the-art educational program for healthcare settings.

WHO Guidelines

Five moments of hand hygiene

Hand hygiene is the leading measure for reducing healthcare-associated infections (HAI). Improving hand hygiene practices may reduce pathogen transmission in healthcare by 50%*. The five moments of hand hygiene define the key moments when healthcare staff should perform hand hygiene.

^{*Source WHO. B. Allegranzi}

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Tork toolkits

Free hand hygiene training

Effective hand hygiene and cleaning solutions have never been more important than now. That's true for hospitals, but also for educational institutions, manufacturer or businesses. Using its extensive global experience in Professional Hygiene our brand Tork has created toolkits for different facilities and industries that match their individual hygiene needs.

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Integrated sustainability

Integrated sustainability is at the core of our business, focusing on where we can have the biggest impact. Find out how Tork’s solutions and initiatives contribute to well-being, sustainable consumption and a circular society.

Antimicrobial resistance

How can we fight it?

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when micro-organisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change in ways that make medication ineffective. When micro-organisms become resistant to most antimicrobials they are often referred to as ‘superbugs’. As a result, the medicines become ineffective and infections persist in the body.

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Podcast - Essential Talks

"The Power of Hands"

"I think we typically think of soap as being gentle and soothing, but for a microorganism, it’s very destructive", says Dr. Ravina Kullar. The Global Infectious Diseases Expert spoke about the role of hand hygiene in preventing antimicrobial resistance in the first season of our Essential Talks Podcast.

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Ella’s Hand Washing School

Good hand hygiene habits start early in life

Hand washing is critical in reducing the spread of colds, flu and viruses. But teaching kids good hygiene can be a challenge. Our brand Tork put together the Ella’s Handwashing School package, which includes an app, hygiene brochures, teaching material as well as activities to help make hand washing a little more fun.

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