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Pandemic findings and lessons learnd
The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed weaknesses and gaps in healthcare systems around the world. For example, bottlenecks in critical supplies, a lack of investment in
Global Handwashing Day
The global COVID 19 pandemic has led to an unprecedented focus on hand hygiene. However, the new attention paid to it in all our everyday
Negotiating Truth – Viennese research project is based on Semmelweis
The phrase “negotiating truth” was originally suggested as a conceptual label for a research project analyzing the role of emotions in the public discourse on science and
SEMMELWEIS – a music-theater work
We are delighted that Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis will not be forgotten in the musical world either, and that the story of our namesake will thus
History of Hand Hygiene
The “International Day of Hand Hygiene” on May 5 was initiated by the World Health Organization in 2009. Since then the WHO campaign emphasizes hand
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
In times of COVID-19 (corona virus), the hand hygiene required by the Semmelweis Foundation is even more crucial. The most important and effective preventive measure
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