Today I was at a function where the launch of National Hand Hygiene campaign was held. The campaign is initiated by the Patient safety committee in IGMH.
Dr Ibrahim Yasir Ahmed who is the Asst DG of Medical Administration gave a brief introduction of the program. Dr Mohamed Solih, Executive Director of IGMH spoke about the topic giving a good idea to the participants. The chief guest of the program was the Hon Ahmed Abdulla, Minister for Environment energy and water who displayed the poster for Hand Hygiene
The Minister for health, Hon Ilyas Ibrahim was also present in the function.
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Good hand hygiene starts with washing with soap (non-antimicrobial) and water..But when washing with soap and water isn’t convenient, the US Centers For Disease Control, along with counterparts in Canada, UK and other EU countries recommend using an appropriate hand sanitizer. With that said, Legacy, alcohol-based hand sanitizer gels are under fire for being flammable, toxic, ineffective on dirty hands, and are infamous for causing the skin to become dry/irritated–which in turn can lead to infection.. Which is why many experts are migrating to alcohol free hand sanitizer products. Popular brands in the US and Canada include “Soapopular”, which is available in leading retail and pharmacy stores, and online at http://www.soapopular-usa.com
great blog on the topic: http://www.handhygienefacts.blogspot.com