Africa: WHO Calls for Better Hand Hygiene and Other Infection Control Practices

Urgent need to reduce inequalities between high and lower income countries

WHO's latest global survey on implementation of national infection prevention and control programmes highlights the urgent need to reduce inequalities in the availability of good hand hygiene and other infection prevention and control measures between high and lower income countries. A new WHO online monitoring portal will help countries identify and address gaps.

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