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The Role of Environmental Hygiene in Preventing Infections
Navigate the intricate web of infection prevention through the lens of environmental hygiene, revealing unseen layers vital for safeguarding public health.
Maintaining environmental hygiene is...
GAMA Healthcare: preventing infections in healthcare settings
GAMA Healthcare's eBook explores the importance of surface decontamination and patient hygiene to prevent the spread of bacteria and viruses in healthcare settings.
In healthcare...
GAMA Healthcare: infection prevention specialists
GAMA Healthcare is a market-leading company at the forefront of infection prevention technology.
GAMA Healthcare specialises in the manufacture and distribution of scientifically proven infection...
Water management for health facilities
State-of-the-art water management solutions for health facilities ensure hygienic water quality while being sustainable, energy-efficient and keeping operating costs to a minimum.
Hospitals, research institutes...
The social and economic benefits of improved hand hygiene
Professor Dr Thomas Szucs, Director of the European Center of Pharmaceutical Medicine, and member of the Global Hygiene Council’s expert panel, discusses the widespread...
The overlooked factor of disinfectant products
Infection prevention & control (IPC) is an evidence-based practice with conversations regarding topics like surface disinfection products, hand hygiene and patient isolation.
IPC thought leaders...
Thermal imaging could improve hand hygiene in hospitals
A new study has found that portable thermal imaging cameras may improve hand hygiene in health care professionals.
The pilot study, which was published in...
WHO: Half of healthcare facilities lack hygiene services
Global estimates indicate that many healthcare facilities do not have adequate hygiene services, highlighting the risk to patients and providers.
A joint report by the...
The challenges associated with healthcare environmental hygiene
A global pilot study provides the first review of the strengths and challenges associated with healthcare environmental hygiene (HEH).
Healthcare environmental hygiene comprises cleaning all...
Monitoring handwashing effectiveness with UV-light
Researchers from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) have developed a luminescent hydroalcoholic gel aimed at monitoring the quality of disinfection following handwashing.
There are...
Maintaining levels of hand hygiene compliance post-pandemic
As the threat of COVID-19 becomes less heavily felt, how can levels of hand hygiene compliance be maintained? Health Europa put the question to Linda...
The critical role of good hand hygiene practices
Expert panellist and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) advisor to the Global Hygiene Council, Sabiha Essack explores the role of hand hygiene in reducing the risk...
Hand hygiene compliance: Manual observation is no longer acceptable
Driving improvement of the most important infection prevention practice – hand hygiene compliance.
Well before COVID-19, Healthcare Acquired Infections (HAIs) were leading to mortality rates...
Contactless technique developed to detect viruses on surfaces
A prototype technique to remotely detect viruses deposited on a surface has been developed by researchers in Spain.
The ongoing project, carried out by the...
The wearable device making hand hygiene easy and effective
Adam Sutcliffe, Founder and CEO of Orbel, explains how the company's wearable hand sanitisation device is encouraging good hygiene practices.
Practising good hand hygiene is...
Ensuring automated hand hygiene compliance monitoring
Dr Allison Bartlett, of the University of Chicago, discusses the importance of hand hygiene compliance in clinical settings.
In an April 2021 article for the...
How homelessness poses a barrier to infection prevention
Drs Martha Montgomery and Monique Carry of the CDC discuss hand hygiene accessibility for people experiencing homelessness.
Particularly in the early stages of the COVID-19...
Healthcare waste, COVID-19, and sustainability
Tina Benfield and June Cadman of the UK’s Chartered Institution of Wastes Management speak to HEQ about the management of health, care, and clinical...
AI and robotics in hospital cleaning
Dr Birgit Graf of Fraunhofer IPA tells HEQ about the Mobile Disinfection project, which aims to use robotics technologies to prevent the spread of...
Developing targeted hygiene to meet 21st century needs
The International Association for Soaps, Detergents and Maintenance Products and the International Forum of Home Hygiene present a collaborative industry/academia report on targeted cleaning...