How different are the WHO guidelines from the CDC guidelines?
The WHO guidelines start where the CDC guidelines end. The CDC Guidelines focused on Hand Hygiene in health-care settings, particularly directed to developed countries. With this starting point, the WHO Guidelines have attempted to focus on health care in all countries of the world. Extensive work, including around 180 pages and over 700 references, make these WHO Guidelines a must-have resource for any region, country or facility that is serious about tackling hand hygiene. Finally, a large group of international infection control experts continue to contribute to the development of these guidelines. One unique component of the WHO Guidelines is the suite of tools to assist regions, countries and facilities in their implementation. The WHO Toolkit for implementation is undergoing rigorous field-testing at the present time, and the guidelines will be finalized on the basis of the results and lessons learned from implementation.
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