The WHO Environment, Climate Change and Health Department’s Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Health (WSH) Unit is producing hand hygiene guidelines for community settings. Hand hygiene is vital for preventing and…
Can cover distance beyond 2 metres Authorities have come to accept what many researchers have argued for over a year: The coronavirus can spread through the air. That new acceptance, by the World…
As the first suspected cases of coronavirus in India — which claimed over 100 lives in China and has 56 million Chinese citizens under lockdown — the WHO has released…
A shortened 15-second application time and a simpler three-step technique for use of alcohol-based hand rub is as effective in reducing bacteria as the 30-second application and six-step technique recommended…
The World Health Organization (WHO) released its list of the 20 most polluted cities in the world on May 2, which features 14 Indian cities. The air in Kanpur, Delhi,…
[box type=”shadow” align=”aligncenter” ]In the last quarter of 2017, Clean India Journal interacted with some of the Government hospitals and small healthcare centres. Speaking to infection control nurses, microbiologists and…
The potable water in Bangalore is much more contaminated than in Kolkata, New Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow, Pune, Hyderabad and Chennai, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) report. The report…
In a latest scientific study, test and analysis conducted by Italy-based Certottica laboratory, it has been found that a large number of enamel decorate paints have a very high level…
The methods to filter arsenic from drinking water are limited and costly. Commonly, alumina (aluminium oxide)-based materials like activated alumina are used to filter the contaminated water. As water passes…
Cockroaches are unhygienic. There is demand for an effective and safe method without using synthetic pesticides to control them.