Propelling hygiene innovations in a post-COVID world
Livinguard AG’s Victoria Banaszak explores the need for evolving regulations to accommodate innovation driven by the pandemic.
Paradoxically, COVID-19 has delivered on hygiene innovation. Whether...
Revolutionising cleaning through nanotechnology
With its eco-friendly and highly effective products, Nano-Z Coating Ltd is transforming routine cleaning in both public and domestic environments.
Nano-Z Coating Ltd has been...
COVID-19 variants and implications for environmental hygiene
Diversey Europe infection prevention experts Dr Claire Khosravi and Peter Teska examine the potential impact of new COVID-19 variants on cleaning and disinfection protocols.
The...
Rapid, effective disinfection in the workplace
PuriFog offers a safe, innovative solution to protect staff, clients and visitors in business spaces.
As businesses around the world slowly begin to reopen under...
Three-quarters of over 70s in UK have COVID-19 antibodies
Public Health England reveals an estimated three-quarters of people in the UK between the ages of 75 and 80 have antibodies against COVID-19.
COVID-19 vaccines and the route out of the pandemic
The development and rollout of vaccines against COVID-19 form a key step in the journey towards a post-pandemic world.
For the past year, the coronavirus...
Chemical resistance of Tedlar PVF films
Tedlar’s pioneering PVF film technology is creating a safer and more sustainable environment for industries including transportation, electronics and healthcare.
DuPont™ Tedlar® is a versatile...
‘Clean between each vaccine’: interventions could make vaccination safer
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, European governments have encouraged us to stay well apart – so how can we now come together to safely roll...
Demographic trends in hand hygiene
Health Europa speaks with COPE Initiative Project Lead Mark Czeisler about demographic trends in hand hygiene and its significance in infection control.
Killing microorganisms with ultra-shortwave UV light
A novel LED irradiation system developed by the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut aims to kill microorganisms with ultra-shortwave UV light – without side effects. Dr Sven Einfeldt...
Infection prevention and control during COVID-19
Jennie Wilson, Vice President of the Infection Prevention Society, speaks to HEQ about the key challenges facing infection prevention and control teams.
Jennie Wilson, interview...
Tackling drug-resistant infections: from evidence to action
Dr Ghada Zoubiane and Georgiana-Simona Baciu of the International Centre for AMR Solutions explore the risks posed by antimicrobial resistance, as well as how to tackle drug-resistant infections.
Innovation in hand hygiene: automated touch-free handwashing
CleanTech automated touch-free handwashing technology removes more than 99.9% of pathogens while saving time and resources.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has described hand hygiene...
New guidance for prevention and control of T-lymphotropic virus type 1
A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) has put forward strategies for the global prevention and control of Human T-lymphotropic virus type...
Quantifying the transmission risk of airborne viruses indoors and outdoors
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have developed a tool that can help to quantify the dynamics of how aerosols travel from one...
Exploring UVC disinfection safety concerns in light of COVID-19
Dhaval Kate of Future Market Insights (FMI) explores the rise of the market for UVC technologies.
This article will explore the stratospheric rise of the...
Improving water disinfection could help prevent antibiotic resistance spread
A team of scientists has revealed that improving disinfection in wastewater could help prevent the global spread of antibiotic resistance, which poses a major...
Data confirms vaccines are effective in reducing COVID-19 severity
New data from Public Health England (PHE) has confirmed that the COVID-19 vaccines in use in the UK are effective at reducing the severity...
New treatment strategy to fight post-transplant infection
Scientists have discovered a potential treatment to protect immunocompromised patients from cytomegalovirus, a serious post-transplant infection.
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine provides protection from first dose
The first independent analysis in the UK of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has shown it is effective against COVID-19 from the first dose.
The data from...
