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World Hand Hygiene Day

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Unite for Safety – Clean Your Hands.

This year's theme for World Hand Hygiene Day is focused on recognizing that we can add to a facility's climate or culture of safety and quality through cleaning our hands but also that a strong quality and safety culture will encourage people to clean hands at the right times and with the right products.

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Tork Clean Hands Training

Practicing hand hygiene anywhere, anytime

Through our leading professional hygiene brand Tork, we are actively support this day to promote hand hygiene for healthcare workers. We assist healthcare professionals to support an institutional safety climate via free hand hygiene training with Tork Clean Hands training, including promotional materials, product offerings and hygiene process practices.

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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

Securing the new hygiene standard

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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Paper towels

Making the safer choice

Compared to paper hand towels, jet air dryers produce more airborne droplets*, increasing the risk of bacteria spread, and today as many as 43% feel unsafe entering a washroom with air dryers.

*Margas E. et al, J Applied Microbiol, 2013

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Podcast:

"Ctrl-Alt-Clean"

We need to secure a new hygiene standard.
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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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Download the app for Iphone and/or Ipad
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Collaborating with others

Essity is a proud participant in the Private Organizations for Patient Safety (POPS) initiative facilitated by WHO.

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