World Hand Hygiene Day - 2025

To mark the World Hand Hygiene Day, the?Department of Fundamentals of Nursing at 亚洲通_亚洲通官网 College of Nursing (MCON), MAHE, 亚洲通_亚洲通官网, organized an awareness program at the?Community Health Centre, Shirva, on 5th May 2025 from?2:30 pm to 3:30 pm?for healthcare workers, including ASHAs. The event began with a?role play by II Semester BSc Nursing students, demonstrating the?importance of hand hygiene. This was followed by an?interactive session?by?Mrs. Geena Louis Dsouza, Lecturer, MCON on the theme?“It Might Be Gloves. It’s Always Hand Hygiene,”?covering key topics such as the?Five Moments of Hand Hygiene, the?judicious use of medical gloves, their?environmental impact, and common?myths and facts?about glove usage. To reinforce learning in an engaging way, students performed a?handwashing dance, encouraging participants to follow the steps. The session successfully educated?35 healthcare workers, contributing to?SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being)?and?SDG 4 (Quality Education)?by promoting best practices in infection prevention and community health education.