"Clean Care is Safer Care"

The First Global Patient Safety Challenge

"Clean Care is Safer Care" addresses an issue of universal relevance to patient safety – action to reduce health care-associated infections (HAI) worldwide. In industrialized countries, HAI complicate between 5-10% of admissions in acute care hospitals. In developing countries, the proportion of infected patients can exceed 25%.

"Clean Care is Safer Care" has developed a WHO evidence-based guideline on hand hygiene. The guidelines are the central focus of all action from the comprehensive field testing and national commitments on HAI, to the regional technical work and partnerships with international organizations.

Campaigning nations	Our approach to hand hygiene	What you need to know
National Patient Safety Agency UK	My 5 Moments for hand hygiene	Frequently asked questions

Background :: Why we need a Global Patient Safety Challenge The five elements :: The five elements of the First Global Patient Safety Challenge Country information :: Countries and regions committing to support health care-associated infection

Workshops :: Regional workshops Events :: National inauguration events

For more information regarding the First Global Patient Safety Challenge: Clean Care is Safer Care, please contact the team at patientsafety@who.int.