First Rivers Hospital Ltd

Hands down, our hands are the biggest spreaders and protectors!
This year's theme: "It might be gloves. It's always hand hygiene."
Gloves help, but nothing beats clean hands.
Over the past few years we've seen how easily diseases spread from hand to hand. Here's how washing actually curbs it:
1. It physically removes germs from your skin so they can't enter your body or be passed to someone else.
2. Soap breaks down the outer layer of many viruses and bacteria, making them inactive and unable to infect.
3. It cuts transmission chains in hospitals, kitchens, and public spaces, stopping outbreaks before they start.
Here's how to do it right:
1. Wet, lather, scrub for 20 seconds palms, backs, between fingers, under nails.
2. Rinse and dry with a clean towel, wet hands spread germs faster.
3. Wash after patient contact, before eating, after using th restroom those are the critical moments.
4. Wash before, during, and after cooking in the kitchen, it stops bacteria from causing food poisoning.
Clean hands = fewer infections = more lives saved.
Wash up. Suit up. Save lives.