Clean hands + Clean Water = Clean Food
Running a food service joint gets all the more challenging when the water supply is contaminated. It not only impacts... Read More
Survey: Healthcare Workers fail to wash hands for 20 seconds
Dismal results indicate laxity over time Nearly 1,000 health workers were polled in a month-long survey carried out by doctors... Read More
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Lessons learnt and yet learning
Dr Dhruv Mamtora, Consultant Clinical Microbiologist and Infection Control officer S. L. Raheja – Fortis associate Hospital The rapidly rising... Read More
Eco-friendly Hand Wash
Keeping hands clean through improved hand hygiene is one of the most important steps we can take to avoid getting... Read More
No assurance of insurance
Despite the government’s best intentions to provide the poor and the underserved with health insurance, out-of-pocket expenditure on hospital bills... Read More
Three-step technique for hand wash
A shortened 15-second application time and a simpler three-step technique for use of alcohol-based hand rub is as effective in... Read More
Smart washroom management
Kimberly-Clark Professional and Gojo Industries have announced their partnership to offer a premium smart washroom management system in connected awayfrom-... Read More
Alcohol based rub improves hand hygiene compliance
According to a study published in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control, the effect of alcohol-based surgical hand rub improved the... Read More
Hand Hygiene
The XIBU XL senseFLUID from Hagleitner Hygiene International GmbH is a dispenser for professional skin protection and hand hygiene (in... Read More
Hand Hygiene
Due importance is given to personal hygiene, but at the professional front, it is hand hygiene that requires a greater focus. Without proper hand hygiene practices, It is not just an individual who is at stake, but several people who depend upon the type of work delivered by that individual.
Hand Sanitation
Over 80,000 children from the Kiambu region in Kenya celebrated the Global Hand Washing day on October 15 by pledging... Read More
Personalised feedback sensitizes healthcare workers
A major three-year trial led by researchers at University College London, in partnership with the Health Protection Agency, has shown... Read More
Gandhigiri’ Cleaning
In order to persuade the people not to defecate in the open and to educate people about hygiene and cleanliness,... Read More
Proper Usage & Disposal of Gloves Effective Barriers of Contamination
In the last issue CIJ discussed the various kinds of gloves suitable for the food industry. While it is true that gloves form effective barriers, they do not eliminate the chances of contamination. Use of gloves thus calls for stringent practices during usage, frequency of change and its disposal.
Gloves – Maintaining Food & Hand Hygiene Standards
Users in any food processing environment face a number of hazards, including sharp-edged tools, materials and surfaces, temperature extremes, food products themselves, grease, bacteria and the harsh solutions, and chemicals used to clean & sanitize processing areas... Using the right hand protection for the application can also protect food products from contamination and the spread of food borne pathogens.
BPW’s school hygiene programme
Best Practice Washrooms Pvt Ltd (BPW) has designed an “Importance of Hygiene programme” to spread awareness among school children. It... Read More
Gloves: Barriers of Infection
Hand hygiene in healthcare sector is one of the most important practices that forms the basis for prevention and acquisition of any kind of infection. Apart from regular hygiene practices, proper use of hand gloves can prevent exposure to infection.
Smart Washroom – Hand Hygiene
Till swine flu panic gripped the world, washing hands was considered to be the best way to maintain personal hygiene and protect oneself from diseases. But as fear of the disease started spreading, the importance of hand sanitizers came to the fore. Clean India Journal explains why hand-sanitizers play a vital role in a Smart Washroom.
Hygiene projects launched
The Tamil Nadu chapter of Indian Red Cross launched a slew of hygiene-promoting programmes, including a napkin vending machine for... Read More
It’s Simply in Our Hands
Improving hand-hygiene practices can reduce cross-transmission and the spread of antimicrobial resistance. Most importantly, successful hand-hygiene promotion campaigns will improve patient safety and quality of care
