Judy Sheridan-Gonzalez
Occupation: President of the NYS Nurses Association and has worked at the Montefiore Hospital for over 30 years
Quote from the interview: “We think that health care equity is critical. We think that everybody has the right to health care; that it is a human right. Everybody has the right to have a nurse when that patient needs a nurse and we are very committed to that. It is a beautiful profession and it is an honor to be a nurse. There is nothing like it so I highly recommend it for people who are interested in caring for people.,” Gonzalez said.
WHO highlights importance of good hand hygiene
To mark World Hand Hygiene Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) today called for countries to reduce inequalities in the availability of good hand hygiene and other infection prevention and control (IPC) measures.
While good hand hygiene is considered vital in preventing healthcare-associated infections and the spread of antibiotic-resistant pathogens, research has shown that in some low-income countries, only 1 in 10 healthcare workers practices proper hand hygiene, and that s often because they lack the resources to do so. A 2020 WHO report found that globally, 1 in 4 healthcare facilities lacks basic water services, and 1 in 3 lacks hand hygiene supplies at the point of care.
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