GSA Supports WHO in the 2024 World Hand Hygiene Day Campaign

Every year on May 5th, the World Health Organization (WHO) – in partnership with national governments and global health players – marks World Hand Hygiene Day, emphasizing the critical role of hand hygiene in preventing infections, including sepsis.

The Global Sepsis Alliance supports the WHO’s campaign and this year’s slogan, "Why is sharing knowledge about hand hygiene still so important?” Because it helps stop the spread of harmful germs in healthcare. We reiterate that hand hygiene plays a critical role in the prevention of infections, and therefore of sepsis, both in community and healthcare settings.

The World Hand Hygiene Day 2024 campaign promotes knowledge and capacity building of health and care workers through innovative and impactful training and education, on infection prevention and control, including hand hygiene.

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Save-the-date for “WHO Infection Prevention and Control Global Webinar”

As part of this critically important campaign, the World Health Organization (WHO) will host the “WHO Infection Prevention and Control Global Webinar” on May 6th, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM CEST.

We invite all healthcare professionals, caregivers, policymakers, and other stakeholders to participate in the webinar and address hand hygiene, infection prevention and control, and sepsis holistically as pillars of a coordinated strategy.

We encourage you and your organization to support World Hand Hygiene Day and prevent sepsis at the healthcare and community levels.

For more information about the campaign and the webinar please see the links and documents below.