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Hand hygiene compliance is the key in neonatology units: General Hospital Vienna relies on modern technology for performance feedback
On a global scale, infections are the third leading cause of neonatal mortality. Therefore, a focus on careful hand hygiene practice plays a valuable part
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: Semmelweis Foundation went blue
For World Antibiotics Week, which takes place every year in November, the Semmelweis Foundation has launched a high-profile awareness campaign and called on employees and
Global Handwashing Day 2021: Hand hygiene and the fight against multi-resistant germs and hospital infections
Healthcare facilities are still a place of healing, but what if instead of healing, the opposite happens: and you get sick ? What we were
Viruses can help when antibiotics no longer work
Every now and then, patients can be found to be resistant to antibiotics. Every year, thousands of people die from infections caused by bacterial inflammation
Semmelweis Digital: Learnings for hospital hygiene due to a pandemic
The coronavirus as a teacher for hygiene measures More than 300 interested persons from all over the world gathered in front of their screens on
Semmelweis and RED NOSES Cooperation
For this year’s World Hand Hygiene Day, we were particularly pleased to cooperate with the Red Noses Clowndoctors, who spread our message in a humorous way in hospitals.
We may introduce: Our Secretary General Johannes Culen
When we founded the Semmelweis Foundation in 2012 out of a private commitment, who would have thought that it would one day become a recognized association, with partners and collaborations throughout the entire CEE region. Much has already happened since our foundation, but further efforts are still needed to achieve our ambitious goals in the future.
The Semmelweis Reflex: When beliefs trump facts
The knee-jerk reaction to reject new evidence because it contradicts established beliefs is named after Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis (1818-1865). The physician discovered a visionary way