World Hand Hygiene Day 2023

Semmelweis & RED NOSES International Cooperation

The time has come – again. The international Hand Hygiene Day will take place on 5^th May 2023. As last year, the Semmelweis Foundation in cooperation with RED NOSES International would like to shine a light on the important issue of hand hygiene in general, but especially in the hospital environment. Last year we have already worked with some hospitals, foremost in Vienna to promote the hand disinfection to avoid infections with MRDO (Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms).

Our Semmelweis song was accompanied by an amazing and funny choreography of the RED NOSES and was intended to create awareness for this essential topic for everyone who is at or stays in the hospital – whether small or large, young or old, healthy or sick.

Now we have recorded the song in English, too because we could win hospitals over from the Czech Republic and Poland to participate in the action besides Austria this year.

So, what will happen on 5^th of May 2023?

The RED NOSES and the Semmelweis Foundation will be visiting different hospitals, singing the Semmelweis song and distribute samples of hand disinfection through our sponsor BBRaun.

That’s a good start – but with the Hand Hygiene Day and the importance of disinfection, it’s a bit like Valentine’s Day and the proof of love in a relationship – raising awareness and thinking about it only once a year is far too little. 

That’s why our goal is to create even more attention already before the 5^th of May 2023, on the day itself and at best throughout the whole year and across all borders with the help of our Semmelweis song.

This is a call for all of you!

We would like to ask you to translate the text of our Semmelweis song into your national language. You want to get involved? Then please get in touch with us and sign up through the contact form.