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invested. Clean care is a sign of respect to accelerate action to prevent infections and
those who seek care, and it also protects antimicrobial resistance in health care and
the health workers and others who provide build a culture of safety and quality in which
that care. hand hygiene improvement is given high
priority’. The slogan was: ‘Accelerate action
The campaign theme for World Hand
together. SAVE LIVES – Clean Your Hands’.
Hygiene Day 2023 was: ‘Together, we can

utcome

Good hand hygiene habits instilled in children from

an early age promote a healthy society. Students
were encouraged to use hand sanitizers and soap

regularly and make hand hygiene a part of their daily
routine. Such small yet impactful efforts to raise

awareness about hand hygiene will go a long way
toward promoting health and hygiene in rural areas.

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