Crompton Hospital supports World Hygiene Day
The theme for this year is 'achieving hand hygiene at the point of care' with the slogan, ‘seconds save lives, clean your hands.’
LIFE The Crompton Hospital commemorated World Hand Hygiene Day today, Wednesday, 5 May.
The day promotes the culture of hand hygiene and raises awareness of its benefits.
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The theme for this year is ‘achieving hand hygiene at the point of care’ with the slogan, ‘seconds save lives, clean your hands.’, a fitting and important message during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The pandemic heightens the importance of washing hands with soap and water or sanitising with alcohol handrub to stop the spread of infection.
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To honour this day, Life Healthcare initiated an internal campaign where all its hospitals and facilities were invited to hold a one-minute clapping session to commemorate clean hands.
“This session also aimed to thank our nurses and healthcare professionals and recognise them for the critical role that they play in delivering quality patient care,” said nursing manager, Kathy Rout.
She mentioned that hand hygiene is not new in the healthcare sector, it continues to play an integral part in infection prevention and control.
“At Life Healthcare, we take infection prevention seriously, and we ensure the highest standards of protection in our hospitals and facilities. “On this day, I would like to thank our nurses, infection and prevention specialists and healthcare professionals for fostering a culture of hand hygiene within our hospitals and facilities. We honour all of you for your contributions and for keeping each other, our doctors and patients safe,” said infection prevention specialist, Nomgcobo Zwane.
“With greater general awareness of the importance of hand hygiene, we can all contribute to a healthier future. We all have a choice to wash or sanitize our hands, may we choose clean hands and health,” added Rout. Stay healthy by taking the steps to keep your hands clean.
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