Journal of Infection and Public Health
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 4-10 , 2008

The WHO Clean Care is Safer Care programme: Field-testing to enhance sustainability and spread of hand hygiene improvements

  • Didier Pittet

      Affiliations

    • Infection Control Programme, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
    • WHO World Alliance for Patient Safety, First Global Patient Safety Challenge, WHO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Infection Control Programme, University of Geneva Hospitals, 24 Rue Micheli-du-Crest, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland. Tel.: +41 22 372 9828; fax: +41 22 372 3987.
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  • Benedetta Allegranzi

      Affiliations

    • WHO World Alliance for Patient Safety, First Global Patient Safety Challenge, WHO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland
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  • Julie Storr

      Affiliations

    • WHO World Alliance for Patient Safety, First Global Patient Safety Challenge, WHO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland

Received 20 August 2008 ,Accepted 21 August 2008.

PII: S1876-0341(08)00007-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2008.08.006

Journal of Infection and Public Health
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 4-10 , 2008