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World Hand Hygiene Day: SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands

Australian Dental Association
Australian Dental Association
5 May 2026
1 minute read
  • Dental practice

A global initiative of the World Health Organization, the annual day on 5 May brings healthcare professionals together in support of hand hygiene improvement globally.

Launched by the World Health Organization in 2009, the SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign is part of a major global effort to improve hand hygiene in healthcare.

The campaign incorporates a global annual day, World Hand Hygiene Day on 5 May each year, which focuses on "the importance of improving hand hygiene in health care with WHO providing support for these efforts".

ADA members can take advantage of a comprehensive range of resources in the Infection Control Library which includes a hand hygiene poster suite you can display at your practice or clinic, along with guidelines, manuals, practice guides and other materials.