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Handwashing video

sushslibrary wrote 1 week ago: The National Patient Safety Agency’s (NPSA) cleanyourhands campaign has produced a video that … more →

Tags: Infection Control

WSP’s ACCESS is now available on www.wsp.org

Sanna-Leena wrote 1 week ago: WSP’s ACCESS is now available on www.wsp.org Click here for the August 2008 issue of ACCESS. Insid … more →

Tags: publications, IYS Themes, Indonesia, Water and Sanitation Program, WSP Access

Australia: Hand washing in doctors remains poor

Sanna-Leena wrote 3 weeks ago: 7th August 2008, AUK Staff Hand washing amongst doctors remains poor according to results of an Aust … more →

Tags: East-Asia Pacific, Research, Sanitation and Health, Australia, hospitals, Hygiene

Teamwork

Teeny wrote 4 weeks ago: I LOVE my classmates. Although we are still very much in the process of getting to know each other, … more →

Tags: Nursing School, Life As A Nursing Student, simulation lab

Some Comments on Life6 comments

princessofsomething wrote 1 month ago: There is nothing as demoralizing as driving down the road with your blinker turned on, knowing that … more →

Tags: Life, Cars, Universal Precautions, turn signals

Warning: Habits May Be Good for You

envhealth@usaid wrote 1 month ago: A FEW years ago, a self-described “militant liberal” named Val Curtis decided that it was time t … more →

Tags: Hygiene Promotion, Val Curtis

Uganda: Washing Hands Campaign On

dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: The Uganda Water and Sanitation Network (UWASNET) has launched a hand washing campaign to improve sa … more →

Tags: Hygiene Promotion, Africa, Campaigns and Events, Uganda

Uganda: Washing Hands Campaign On

dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: The Uganda Water and Sanitation Network (UWASNET) has launched a hand washing campaign to improve sa … more →

Tags: Uganda, Campaigns and Events, Hygiene Promotion

Knowledge of MRSA20 comments

Steph wrote 1 month ago: Did you know that hand washing is an effective way to prevent MRSA contamination and infection? Acc … more →

Tags: MRSA, Infection Control, Irish Times, nasal swab, health, Clostridium difficile, Staph A

Nigeria: Minister Seeks Support for FG's Sanitation Programme

dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: As part of efforts to promote good sanitary condition and hygienic practice in the country, the Mini … more →

Tags: Campaigns and Events, Hygiene Promotion, Nigeria

Latrines Trounce Toilets: barriers to sanitation coverage

dietvorst wrote 1 month ago: While Americans may consider flush-and-forget-it indoor plumbing to be the pinnacle of sanitary scie … more →

Tags: Financing, Water Resources Management, Policies & legislation, governance, Gender, Hygiene Promotion, On-site sanitation, Water Quality

The Next Food Network Star in the Land of the Dead (and ORANGE), part I2 comments

heart nibbler wrote 1 month ago: ORANGE. Yeah, that’s right. Before we start this blog post let me reveal a spoiler that I … more →

Tags: Reality TV, crossover, food network, The Next Food Network Star, lisa garza, kelsey nixon, Rachael Ray, aminal food, Anthony Bourdain

Value for Money?7 comments

Steph wrote 2 months ago: A new set of draft standards for infection prevention and control, has been published by the Health … more →

Tags: Dept. of Health, HCAI, health, health service, HIQA, HSE, Infection Control

Malaysia - Starting them young, teaching children how to stay away from germs

dietvorst wrote 3 months ago: Teaching children how to stay away from germs can be a powerful tool to help prevent some communicab … more →

Tags: Hygiene Promotion, Malaysia, School sanitation, Preschool

Hygiene: Washing hands before eating food can halve diarrhoea, RTI patients, says Bangladesh survey

dietvorst wrote 3 months ago: 13 Percent Still Practise Open Defecation - Washing hands before eating food can halve diarrhoea, RT … more →

Tags: South Asia, Hygiene Promotion, Bangladesh, S0804-Research, open defecation, Child Health, S0804

Bangladesh: Washing hands before eating food can halve diarrhoea, RTI patients

Sanna-Leena wrote 3 months ago: 13 Percent Still Practise Open Defecation - Washing hands before eating food can halve diarrhoea, RT … more →

Tags: Hygiene Promotion, Research, Sanitation and Health, South Asia, Bangladesh, UNICEF

Nigeria: Yar’Adua’s Wife Begins Handwash Campaign

Sanna-Leena wrote 3 months ago: Commitment to wash hands at critical moments can mark an end to many diseases like diarrhea, which h … more →

Tags: Africa, Campaigns and Events, Dignity and Social Development, Hygiene Promotion, IYS Themes, Nigeria

Malaysia - Starting them young, teaching children how to stay away from germs 1 comment

envhealth@usaid wrote 3 months ago: Teaching children how to stay away from germs can be a powerful tool to help prevent some communicab … more →

Tags: East-Asia Pacific, Hygiene Promotion, Hygiene, Malaysia

Kenya: World Bank to Launch Handwashing with Soap Campaign

dietvorst wrote 3 months ago: A national hand-washing programme, Hand Washing With Soap (HWWS), funded by the World Bank and other … more →

Tags: Kenya, Campaigns and Events, Hygiene, soap