Wearable electronic devices in the nature of a badge for monitoring the status of user hand and body hygiene, and reminding users to perform hand and bodily hygiene and disinfection, worn by caregivers and healthcare workers; multifunctional electronic control systems comprised primarily of wearable electronic devices in the nature of a badge for monitoring the status of user hand and body hygiene, and reminding users to perform hand and bodily hygiene and disinfection, worn by caregivers and healthcare workers, infrared marking and signal emitting devices being infrared detection and signal generating apparatus for identification of facility zones requiring hand hygiene and prescribed hygienic protocols and for monitoring each user's hand and body hygiene status and transmitting signals to the badges relating thereto, proximity sensors for tracking the proximity of badges to zones, dispensers for soaps, hand sanitizers, disinfectants and alcohol gel capable of recording and storing dispensing data, and charging stations being battery chargers for electronic badges capable of uploading information stored on wearable electronic badges to a computer server and to the internet; infrared marking and signal emitting devices being infrared detection and signal generating apparatus for identification of facility zones requiring hand hygiene and prescribed hygienic protocols and for tracking the presence of users and each user's hand and body hygiene status and transmitting signals to the badges relating thereto; proximity sensors for tracking the proximity of badges to zones; charging stations for electronic badges being battery chargers capable of uploading and transmission of handwashing data, personal sanitation and physical activity information to a computer server and to the internet

Dispensers for soaps, hand sanitizers, disinfectants and alcohol gel capable of recording and storing dispensing data; lotion dispensers

Cloud computing featuring software for enabling storage, display, access and reporting of hand hygiene performance data, and personal hygiene information of users; cloud computing featuring software for enabling management, control, identification, communication and alerting of zones requiring hand hygiene and prescribed hygienic protocols to users