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. 2020 Jul;105(3):574-576.
doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.05.003. Epub 2020 May 6.

It's in our hands: a rapid, international initiative to translate a hand hygiene song during the COVID-19 pandemic

N Thampi  1 , Y Longtin  2 , A Peters  3 , D Pittet  3 , K Overy  4
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It's in our hands: a rapid, international initiative to translate a hand hygiene song during the COVID-19 pandemic

N Thampi et al. J Hosp Infect. 2020 Jul.
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World Health Organization (WHO) six-step handwashing technique (an adaption of an original work, ‘How to handwash’; 2009; https://www.who.int/gpsc/5may/How_To_HandWash_Poster.pdf) and handwashing song lyrics, set to the tune of Brother John. (A) Visual handwashing aid, lyrics, and musical notes for each step. (B) The handwashing song in twenty-eight languages. d, r, m, f, s, l = do, re, mi, fa, so, la (sI = so below d). ∗Handwashing steps are sung in a different order from the original English version.
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  • Wash your hands, Brother John!
    Thampi N, Villeneuve LN, Longtin Y. Thampi N, et al. BMJ. 2019 Dec 16;367:l6050. doi: 10.1136/bmj.l6050. BMJ. 2019. PMID: 31843809 No abstract available.
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