Hand hygiene improvement in healthcare has not been conventionally seen to be a public health issue, though it is a concern of a health issue of a significant subset of the population who are receiving treatment in a healthcare setting. Healthcare professionals are often becoming a medium for the spread of infections to the patients in their care. Many patients may carry microbes without any clear signs or symptoms of an infection. This reinforces the necessity for hand hygiene, no matter the sort of patient being cared for.
Around 1.4 million cases occur due to healthcare infection across the world. It is commonly underestimated due to the lack of proper surveillance. Such conditions may lead to bloodstream infections, surgical site infections, urinary tract infections, chest/respiratory infections or gastrointestinal infections. Importance of clean hands for overall patient safety…
