The World Health Organization’s (WHO) World Hand Hygiene Day (WHHD) SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign has been celebrated for 15 years on 5 May annually, and it is dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of hand hygiene in healthcare and uniting people around the world to support global improvement in this area. Through an evaluation that primarily focuses on official WHO analytics, valuable lessons will be learned to strengthen and maintain engagement with the campaign in the future.
The campaign for WHHD 2023 has been launched under the theme “accelerate action together”. This includes specific objectives, a slogan, and products all aimed at promoting the importance of hand hygiene and encouraging collaborative efforts to make a difference. The specific objectives of WHHD 2023 are to increase awareness about the benefits of hand hygiene practices, promote access to clean water and soap, improve handwashing facilities in healthcare settings, and develop innovative solutions for improving hand hygiene practices.
The slogan for WHHD 2023 is “Clean Hands Save Lives”, which emphasizes the importance of proper hand cleaning in preventing disease transmission. Products such as posters, flyers, and social media graphics have also been developed to help spread awareness about the campaign and encourage people to get involved.
Overall, WHHD is an important event that highlights the importance of good hygiene practices in healthcare settings. By promoting collaborative efforts to improve hand hygiene practices, we can help prevent the spread of infectious diseases and save lives.