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May 4 • 6 tweets • 4 min read
Today is World #HandHygiene Day! 🙌

Cleaning your hands correctly can help save lives bit.ly/3L1UZCn
Lack of #HandHygiene is one of the main causes of avoidable infection & associated deaths in health care - healthcare workers need to clean their hands at the right times bit.ly/3L1UZCn
Effective infection prevention and control measures - incl. #HandHygiene - can prevent up to 70% of healthcare-acquired infections.
When healthcare workers unite for safety and promote hand hygiene, they protect patients and save lives bit.ly/3L1UZCn
Clean your hands.
Protect yourself & others from avoidable infections. bit.ly/3L1UZCn

#HandHygiene
Stop avoidable infections: Use alcohol-based hand rub or wash hands with soap and water bit.ly/3L1UZCn

#HandHygiene
Frequent use of alcohol-based hand sanitizer will not lead to antibiotic resistance. #HandHygiene

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