Germ's Journey are GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ TITLE Holders

We are thrilled to announce that we have officially broken the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS Title for Largest hand hygiene lesson (multiple venues).

The largest hand hygiene lesson (multiple venues) consisted of 4,492 participants and was achieved by Germ’s Journey (UK) in schools across the United Kingdom, on 15 October 2024.

Children are particularly susceptible to infectious diseases, and handwashing is one of the most effective methods for prevention, helping to reduce school absences. With this GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS Title Attempt, Germ’s Journey’s aim was to raise awareness and encourage correct hand-hygiene to prevent illness for as many children as possible across the UK. Germ's Journey develops hand-hygiene educational resources, free-at-the-point-of-access, for children all around the world.

The lesson lasted 40-minutes and took place on Global Handwashing Day. The 'Germ Busting Washathon' was lead by Professor of Microbiology Katie Laird, Professor of Education innovation Sarah Younie, and Dr. Sapphire Crosby, all faculty at De Montfort University.