Stay safe to carry on against the COVID-19 pandemic

May 5th is the World Health Organization (WHO) World Hand Hygiene Day. Essity supports the focus on Infection Prevention and Control, including evidence-based hand hygiene, which is critical for the quality of care of patients across all levels of the health system. As global experts in professional hygiene, we want to support workers on the front line with information on how to minimize contagion by maintaining proper hygiene practices in the workplace.

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Listen to the scientist

Check this video with Carolyn Berland, our Senior Scientist on the importance of proper hand hygiene for health and every day hygiene.

Our response to COVID-19

The world is facing an unprecedented challenge with society’s and economies everywhere affected by the increasing COVID-19 pandemic. Caring for hygiene, health and well-being is key for Essity.

What we do to help fight COVID-19

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Reducing Healthcare Associated Infections

Hand hygiene is especially important in healthcare settings where hand hygiene reduces the risk of patients contracting infections and developing diseases like for example sepsis.

Hand hygiene to be a higher priority

A new survey conducted by Tork spanning five different countries reveals that more than half of surveyed healthcare professionals would like hand hygiene to be given higher priority.

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Improving hygiene standards in your facility.

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Ella’s Hand Washing School

Good hand hygiene habits starts early in life

Learn more about Ella’s Hand Washing School

Download the app for Iphone and/or Ipad

Join us in becoming an advocate

Read more about improving hand hygiene, download valuable tools

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Bringing People Together

Essity is supporting the Private Organization for Patient Safety and the WHO around the theme of ‘bringing people together’ to promote effective hand hygiene practices globally.

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Download "Facts and tips on Sepsis & wound care"

Download Sepsis and Hand Hygiene Infographic

Download the ‘Think. Act. Care.’ poster

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Download and print the ‘Think. Act. Care.’ poster

Hand hygiene toolkit

For more details on hand hygiene insights, products, services and education, visit Tork.

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Wound care products

For more details on wound care products for health care that prevent spread infections, visit Cutimed and Leukoplast.

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Stay safe to carry on against the COVID-19 pandemic

Good hand hygiene habits starts early in life