Department of Microbiology & HICC DMCH under the aegis HISI-Ludhiana chapter celebrated "World Hand Hygiene Day" and  the guidance of national HISI President Dr T S Jain, Secretary Dr Raman Sardana and Dr Ashwani K Chaudhary, Medical Suptd., DMC&H and Chairperson, Hospital Infection Control Committee organised a CME on Hand Hygiene.

This year, the theme is "Accelerate action together. SAVE LIVES Clean Your Hands", a call to unite and accelerate the necessary actions to maintain hand hygiene as a top priority.

 To observe this day, a Central session for PG residents, nursing staff and Paramedical students was conducted. Along with that, a poster making competition and a group activity of hand hygiene practices was organized for MBBS Batch 2021.

Awareness talks were also conducted in general OPD of DMC&H & DMC&H Urban Health Center, Shimlapuri, Ludhiana. The general public was advised about the importance of washing hands before and after preparing food, caring for elderly at home, after handling pet animals and especially for children when they come back home after playing outside.