Kimberly-Clark Professional and Kleenex® support World Hand Hygiene Day – 5th May 2019
Once again, Kimberly-Clark Professional and the Kleenex® Brand are proud to be supporting World Hand Hygiene day on 5th May 2019. The World Health Organisation calls on everyone to ‘Save Lives – Clean your hands’ to help express the critical importance good hand hygiene practices play in the role of infection prevention and control.
After 147 years operating in the health & hygiene industry, Kimberly-Clark Professional understands that keeping hands clean is one of the most important steps we can take to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others. Germs spread quickly from one person to the next, from harmful food poisoning bacteria such as Salmonella and E. coli, to viruses like, colds and flu. These kinds of germs can get onto hands easily and when not washed off properly, they can be left on surfaces and passed from one person to another.
Hand washing with soap and clean, warm water removes germs from hands and helps prevent infections because:
- People frequently touch their eyes, noses and mouths without even realising it and the germs get into the body as a result
- Germs from unwashed hands can get into foods and drinks
- Germs from unwashed hands can be transferred to other objects that we touch on a daily basis like handrails, phones and computer keyboards and then transferred to another person’s hands
The solution is simple, washing your hands properly and frequently will help to achieve the following:
- Reduce the risk of cross-contamination and germ-transfer for employees and guests
- Reduce absenteeism
- Provide a more pleasant and hygienic work space for your employees
- Increase customer satisfaction, providing them with a hygienic washroom experience
The World Health Organisation (WHO) produces guidelines on hand washing and these guidelines favour paper towels over other hand drying methods, and, in fact, the WHO’s recommendation for proper hand washing technique advises users to “rinse hands with water and dry thoroughly with a single-use towel1.”
Kleenex® Hand Towels deliver the quality and care of the Kleenex® Brand in a range of rolled and folded formats, brand embossed and preferred by users for the most gentle clean.
Kleenex® Botanics Luxury Foam Hand Cleansers are specially formulated for frequent use hand washing. The Kleenex® Botanics Hand Cleanser range leaves hands feeling clean and refreshed whilst the harmonised fragrance choices have been carefully developed to offer an uplifting sensory experience.
World Hand Hygiene Day is an annual event designed by The World Health Organisation to promote awareness of good hand hygiene. WHO calls on everyone to be inspired by the global movement to achieve universal health coverage (UHC), i.e. achieving better health and well-being for all people at all ages, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all. Infection Prevention and Control, including hand hygiene, is critical to achieve UHC as it is a practical and evidence-based approach with demonstrated impact on quality of care and patient safety across all levels of the health system.
Demonstrate your support for World Hand Hygiene Day on 5th May 2019 and help us spread the message ‘Save Lives – Clean your hands’
[1] WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care. Published by the World Health Organization, 2009