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Surgical hand washing
Every May 5 we celebrate World Handwashing Day to make everyone aware that this simple fact can save lives and protect our health. Hygiene in surgical care SAVES LIVES: wash your hands. Improving hand hygiene practices in surgical services is a priority. After 10 years of the WHO program “Clean care is safer care”, these…
Read MoreChoosing a hand sanitizer during the winter months
Our skin, namely the hands, is prone to dry out in the winter due to the decrease in temperature, thinner blood volume, and slower circulation. To satisfy everyone in the office, according to their skin type, there are a few things to keep in mind when choosing hand sanitizers for use in the office during…
Read MoreHow to choose the right Hand Hygiene Dispensers
While each manufacturer typically will give their individual ‘take’ on a hand hygiene dispenser at the end of the day they can be broken down into three main categories: bulk fill, automatic, and manual. There are clear pros and cons to each, at the end of the day it is up to the customer to…
Read MoreChina CDC teaches you how to prevent and control dengue fever?
Dengue fever is an acute infectious disease caused by Dengue virus, which is transmitted by the bite of Aedes aegypti. When do you suspect that you have a dengue fever? If you have been in a country or region where dengue fever is prevalent in the past 2 weeks, or if dengue fever occurs in…
Read MoreHow to stay away from the diarrhea killer “Norovirus”
The colder the weather, the “culprit” of the diarrhea in the autumn and winter seasons – the Norovirus, has long been raging. So, what exactly is Norovirus? How to prevent Norovirus? Gao Yan, the chief physician of the Infectious Diseases Management Office of Peking University People’s Hospital, and assistant researcher Qi Jiqiu will give a…
Read MoreWash your hands properly, halve the diarrheal disease
About 836 million people suffer from diarrhea every year in China, and about 1/3 of them are children. And simple hygiene habits – wash your hands, you can halve this number. Diarrhea is one of the leading causes of death in children younger than 5 years of age, killing more than 160,000 children each year.…
Read MoreDo you know how to wash hands properly?
A study by the World Health Organization shows that proper hand washing can reduce the risk of disease by 30% to 50%. On average, how many bacteria does a normal person have on one hand? You probably can’t think of it: 10 to the 8th power. “The most common infectious diseases, such as respiratory infections,…
Read MoreInnovative ideas about hand washing
“So that your hands are really clean, always use soapy water,” that was the motto chosen by those responsible for a public-private partnership program in Ghana that was developed during the years 2004-2006. So far, in Ghana, soap was used frequently, but especially for washing dishes, washing clothes and bathing Only 3% of the population…
Read MoreOctober 15: World Handwashing Day
A gesture as simple as washing your hands with soap and water can be key to the survival of millions of people, especially the little ones. Children are especially vulnerable to the effects of diarrhea and respiratory infections, diseases that can be easily and cheaply prevented with a little soap and water. This day wants…
Read More2019 International Infection Prevention Week
The 2019 International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW) is October 13-19, 2019, it’s organized by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). And the theme for International Infection Prevention Week is Vaccines are Everybody’s Business. As we know, it is crucial that healthcare professionals across the continuum work together to eliminate vaccine preventable diseases.…
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