World Hand Hygiene Day

The International Council of Nurses (ICN) and the European Wound Management Association (EWMA) have joined their forces to relay the World Health Organization’s (WHO) campaign aimed to raising awareness among healthcare professionals and of the critical importance of hand hygiene in improving patient outcomes and strengthening healthcare systems.

 

A joint campaign and programme will take place during the EMWA 2017 Conference in Amsterdam (3-5 May) and the ICN 2017 Conference in Barcelona (27 May – 2 June).