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World Hand Hygiene Day Observed on 5 May 2025.

Important Days | Dated: 08 May 2025

World Hand Hygiene Day (WHHD) is a global awareness initiative led by the World Health Organization (WHO), observed annually on May 5 to emphasize the critical role of hand hygiene in preventing the spread of infectious diseases, particularly in healthcare settings.

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - Theme for WHHD 2025: "It might be gloves. It's always hand hygiene".

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i). WHHD is part of the ‘SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands’ campaign, which promotes evidence-based hand hygiene practices to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) across the globe.
  • (ii) The campaign stems from the WHO’s First Global Patient Safety Challenge: Clean Care is Safer Care, which was launched in 2009 to strengthen global commitment to infection prevention.
  • (iii) The year 2025 marks the 17th anniversary of the global hand hygiene campaign, highlighting sustained efforts to improve hygiene standards and patient safety worldwide.

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

Recently, when was World Hand Hygiene Day 2025 observed?

Correct Answer: 9 May

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