While medical gloves serve a vital role in preventing transmission of infection, for example when there is risk of exposure to blood and body fluids, they are not a substitute for cleaning hands ...

Thousands of pairs of disposable medical gloves are used and discarded each year by student nurses training at the renowned Leicester Nursing School at DMU. Now, in a new initiative for the school, ...

New Delhi: Medical gloves cannot replace hand hygiene, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday, as it pushed govts to promote infection-control in hospital settings. According to the UN ...

WHO Assistant Director-General Bruce Aylward stated that the use of medical gloves does not necessarily equate to hygiene. "Medical gloves can reduce the risk of infection, but cannot replace hand ...