Put on the glove or gloves and get them wet. If desired, apply body wash to the glove. Use the gloves to massage the skin in circular motions using light strokes .

Washing hands first means workers have to let their hands dry before putting on gloves, which can affect adherence and hamper operations in a time crunch, not to mention cause skin irritation.

Medical gloves can reduce the risk of infection, ... Yet, 2 in 5 health care facilities still lack basic hand hygiene services where care is provided – putting 3.4 billion people at risk.