Availability creates compliance - the shortest route to better hand hygiene

Today, on International Hand Hygiene Day, the focus is on protection against infection and the responsibility we all bear.

Our motto for 2025: "Within your reach". Why? It's simple: studies [1] show that we are more likely to use disinfectants if they are clearly visible and within easy reach. The WHO recommends placing dispensers at "an arm's length" [2] so they become a matter of course in our everyday lives.

The simple truth: the easier they are to access, the more often they are disinfected. So let's work together to create the conditions that make hand hygiene as easy as possible - not just today, but every day.

Get involved! Set an example for more hygiene and infection protection today. And remember: the nearest disinfectant dispenser is only an arm's length away.

You can find all the important facts about the accessibility of disinfectant dispensers in the slideshow!

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[1] Boog, M. C., Erasmus, V., de Graaf, J. M., van Beeck, E. A., Melles, M., van Beeck, E. F. (2013). Assessing the optimal location for alcohol-based hand rub dispensers in a patient room in an intensive care unit. BMC Infectious Diseases,13, 510. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-510

[2] WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care: First Global Patient Safety Challenge Clean Care Is Safer Care. Geneva: World Health Organization (2009)

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