Award Winners Hand Hygiene Excellence Award Regions Hand Hygiene Excellence Award Sub-Saharan Africa Award Winners Hand Hygiene Excellence Award 2019 The HHEA AFRICA will be launched in July 2018 at ICAN - we are excited to announce the first winners of this region as soon as the round is over. First Round of AFRICA HHEA! Apply now for the Hand Hygiene Excellence Award You have an excellent hand hygiene improvement programme in your hospital and at least three years data? Demonstrate your excellence in successfully reducing health care-associated infections (HAI) rates by your hand hygiene programme. Hospitals applying for the award have the unique opportunity to be visited by members of the regional expert panel and receive valuable feedback to their hand hygiene programme.