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Template Action Plan For the implementation of the WHO multimodal hand hygiene improvement strategy Introduction The Template Action Plan is proposed to help representatives from health-care facilities to prepare a local action plan for the implementation of the WHO multimodal hand hygiene improvement strategy. It is very comprehensive but it does not take into account local issues; therefore health-care facilities need to adapt it to their local situation. The template is not intended to indicate a chronological order for undertaking the actions proposed but to give an overview of all actions necessary to secure the implementation of each strategy component, according to the details given in Part II of the Guide to Implementation of the WHO Multimodal Hand Hygiene Improvement Strategy. In that part of the Guide to Implementation, indications and instructions on how to use the available tools to implement each component of the WHO multimodal hand hygiene improvement strategy are also included. The template covers a wide range of actions about progress of hand hygiene at facility level: from basic actions to be undertaken to inaugurate a hand hygiene programme to advanced activities indicated in facilities where hand hygiene promotion is very advanced. The template also helps to identify roles and responsibilities, to establish a time line for action execution and budget implications and to track progress. Overall Template Action Plan Action Lead person Time frame (start and end dates) Budget (if applicable) Progress (include review and completion dates) General Access to the WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care (2009) on the WHO Patient Safety website Adapt WHO Guidelines for local applicability while ensuring consistency with recommendations Access the implementation toolkit of the WHO multimodal hand hygiene improvement strategy on the WHO Patient Safety website Identify a co-ordinator for the hand hygiene improvem