Infection prevention and control guidelines
2. Hand hygiene
Last revised: 17 Jun 2024
Hands must be cleansed (following standardised procedures for hand hygiene) before and after every episode of patient contact and after activities that may cause contamination. These include:
‘5 moments for hand hygiene’ (Table 2.2. The 5 moments of hand hygiene) is a simple strategy developed by the World Health Organization and adopted by the National Hand Hygiene Initiative to:
Table 2.2. The 5 moments of hand hygiene
Source: National Hand Hygiene Initiative1
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