Patient safety is at high risk, particularly in high-risk environments like intensive care units and operating theatres which need the highest levels of sterility. Yet, they are always vulnerable to…
Why do ill people who visit a hospital for the treatment of an infection sometimes return with an entirely different, more dangerous infection? Why do perfectly healthy relatives of patients…
Using copper-alloy materials in fitness centres significantly reduced concentrations of bacteria on all equipment types, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Infection Control. The study…
[box type=”shadow” ]“Cleanliness in a pharmaceutical facility has an even deeper meaning than it does in most facilities. To meet exacting regulatory standards and third-party audit requirements, there can be…
The UK has recognised sanitation as a human right under international law and has committed to doubling ambitions on water, sanitation and hygiene to reach at least 60 million people…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) launched an updated edition of drinking water guidelines on July 4 to push water suppliers to systematically manage the potential risk of contaminants entering water,…
Tamil Nadu recently made it to the Guinness Book of World Records with its feat of having “most people washing hands” at a time on the ‘World Hand Washing day’…