Tena koutou katoa, Apologies for any cross-posting World Hand Hygiene Day is coming tomorrow, Tuesday 5 May. This is a timely reminder of the critical role good hand hygiene plays in preventing the spread of COVID-19 and the vital importance of healthcare workers practicing good hand hygiene. The theme for this year’s World Health Organisation (WHO) World Hand Hygiene Day is ‘Nurses and midwives, clean care is in your hands’. The Commission has produced a new hand hygiene poster for healthcare providers involved in the Hand Hygiene New Zealand programme. It can be downloaded from our website along with other resources, including a ‘certificate of recognition’ to reward and thank nurses, midwives or other healthcare workers. There are also details of the WHO’s weekly webinar programme to discuss infection prevention and control and hand hygiene topics in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic response. These webinars are recorded so they can be accessed following the live webinar. More information about World Hand Hygiene Day can be found on the WHO website. Related resources: • Poster: World Hand Hygiene Day 2020 • World Hand Hygiene Day 2020 resources: Certificate of recognition, email signatures and screensavers • WHO resources for World Hand Hygiene Day • WHO webinar series information. The Commission will be sending out press releases to this end later this week, however if we can provide any more information please do let us know and we’ll be happy to help. Nga mihi nui,
Corry Joseph Programme Coordinator Health Quality & Safety Commission DDI: 04 912 0307 | M: 021 578 941 E: corry.joseph@hqsc.govt.nz