World Hand Hygiene Day 2024
World Hand Hygiene Day will be celebrated on 5 May 2024.
The 2024 theme is:
Promoting knowledge and capacity building of health and care workers through innovative and impactful training and education, on infection prevention and control, including hand hygiene.
New Resources
ACIPC has developed the below resources for you to use in your workplace or community.
Posters
Print out one of our A3 posters for your work or community noticeboard!
- World Hand Hygiene Day 2024 A3 Poster – Acute
- World Hand Hygiene Day 2024 A3 Poster – Aged Care
- World Hand Hygiene Day 2024 A3 Poster – Allied Health
- World Hand Hygiene Day 2024 A3 Poster – Clinical
- World Hand Hygiene Day 2024 A3 Poster – Consumer
- World Hand Hygiene Day 2024 A3 Poster – Veterinary
Puzzles and Games
Test your knowledge with our hand hygiene Crossword and Word Find!
- World Hand Hygiene Day 2024 – Crossword A3
- World Hand Hygiene Day 2024 – Crossword answers
- World Hand Hygiene Day 2024 – Word Find A3
- World Hand Hygiene Day 2024 – Crossword A4
- World Hand Hygiene Day 2024 – Word Find A4
Email signature banner
Download ACIPC’s free signature banner for use in your professional communications.
Enter our competition to win!
You could win a copy of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Australia signed by Professor Ramon Shaban.
This important and comprehensive text is the first Australian publication to address the challenges posed by infectious diseases and healthcare-associated infections for all members of the multidisciplinary healthcare team.
Simply post a photo of your team celebrating World Hand Hygiene Day to go into the draw.
Check out our social media channels from 3 May for more details on how to enter, or email your photo/s to office@acipc.org.au.
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Further Resources
- Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission – Hand Hygiene – Helping others with hand hygiene
- Free WHO IPC Webinar 6 May – World Hand Hygiene Day 2024 – why is sharing knowledge about hand hygiene still so important?