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<strong>WHO</strong> GUIDELINES ON HAND HYGIENE IN HEALTH CARE
Table I.21.5.1
Pilot sites for the testing of the <strong>WHO</strong> <strong>Guidelines</strong> on Hand Hygiene in Health Care and its strategy and tools
<strong>WHO</strong>
region
Country City Hospital Hospital wards Status of the
testing at
finalization
of guidelines
(October
2008)
Local tool preparation and/or
adaptation
AFR Mali Bamako Hôpital du
Point G
Pilot testing complete
in nine units
including medicine,
surgery, emergency,
anaesthesia and
intensive care,
gynaecology and
obstetrics
Concluded
• Leaflet for hand hygiene
campaign launch
• <strong>WHO</strong>-recommended
formulation
• Promotional tee-shirts
AMR Costa Rica San Jose Hospital
Nacional de
Niños
Targeted on subset
of wards, including
infectious disease
Step 5
• Training film
• Hand hygiene song
• Posters
• <strong>WHO</strong>-recommended
formulation
SEAR Bangladesh Chittagong Chittagong
Medical
College
Hospital
Five wards representing
450 beds
Step 4
• Translation into Bengali of most
<strong>WHO</strong> tools
• Simplified 2-moments
observation tool including the
case of 2 patients per bed
• <strong>WHO</strong>- recommended
formulation
EUR Italy National
network
Network of
41 ICUs
ICUs selected
according to the
following criteria:
- Having a reliable
system for HCAI
surveillance (HELICS
protocol; surveillance
system for MRSA
bacteraemia)
Concluded
• Guide to Implementation
summary
• Posters
• Use of the fingertip method to
educate HCWs
• Gadgets
- Explicit consent to
provide requested
data (results from all
<strong>WHO</strong> surveys and
HCAI rates)
- No other major
prevention project
concurrently
to the strategy
implementation
- Compliance with the
time line agreed with
<strong>WHO</strong>
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