ALL INVOLVED IN THE HANDWASHING CAMPAIGN

Dr Ranjit has forwarded this e-mail to fellow IMU colleagues so we really have to make some noise on the 5th (tomorrow) about handwashing! Get all your articles and posters done k? We can ask SAD to help print for us as its for IMU and not our personal use!

Dear All,

On the 5th May 2009 WHO will announce SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands
Vision 2020. WHO will also launch the revised hand hygiene toolkit and
the revised WHO Guidelines for Hand Hygiene in Health Care.

The date 5th May links the ‘fives’ together of the 5th day of the 5th
month with the WHO 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene. The aim, as outlined on
the website, is to be able to officially promote hand hygiene globally
on an annual basis every year on this day beginning in 2010.

The students of the M2/07 cohort will launch a hand wash campaign at the
IMU on 5th May. The IMU is One of the 5 institutes in Malaysia out of
4471 institutes worldwide that has declared commitment and registered
for activities for this global programme.

A message from Prof Didier Pittet on the importance of hand hygiene in
preventing Influenza A (H1N1) could be accessed at
http://www.who.int/patientsafety/en/index.html

Regards

Ranjit