The First Global Patient Safety Challenge "Clean Care is Safer Care": from launch to current progress and achievements.

WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care First Global Patient Safety Challenge Clean Care is Safer Care WHO GUIDELINES ON HAND HYGIENE IN HEALTH CARE

Clean care is safer care: the first global challenge of the WHO World Alliance for Patient Safety.

Dr. Pittet is from the Global Patient Safety Challenge, WHO World Alliance for Patient Safety; and Dr. Donaldson is from the WHO World Alliance for Patient Safety, WHO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland. Address reprint requests to Didier Pittet, MD, MS, Director, Infection Control Programme, University of Geneva Hospitals, 24 rue Micheli-du-Crest, 1211 Geneva-14, Switzerland. didier.pittet@hcug...

Clean Care is Safer Care: a worldwide priority.

At any time, over 1.4 million people worldwide are suffering from infections acquired in hospitals.1 Between 5-10% of patients admitted to modern hospitals in developed countries acquire one or more infections; 15-40% of those admitted to critical care are affected.2 The risk is two to 20 times higher in developing than in developed countries. The burden of disease outside hospital is practical...

False Dawns and New Horizons in Patient Safety Research and Practice

In response to a weight of evidence that patients are frequently harmed as a result of their care, there have been concerted efforts to make healthcare safer, with health systems across the globe investing significant resources in policies and programmes designed to reduce adverse events. Yet, despite extensive efforts, improvements in safety have proved difficult to sustain and spread, with st...

WHO first global patient safety challenge in Hong Kong – successful implementation in a territory-wide healthcare system

Methods In 2006, hand hygiene (HH) was piloted in 4 hospitals that included intervention and control wards. The promotion program included education, placement of Alcohol Hand Rub (AHR) at point of care and posters. In 2009, the program was extended to 74 out patient clinics, 14 Tradition Chinese Medicine clinics and 8 long-term Care Facilities. In 2008, “clean care is safer care” was implement...