MOVING ANNOUNCEMENT
We have moved our hand hygiene blog to another location. Our new site will give the chance to comment our posts and search older posts easier. We hope that these changes will bring us closer.
Handwashing Awareness Week this week
2013.12.03.
The goal of National Handwashing Awareness Week organized every year in the first week of December, is to decrease the spread of infectious diseases by empowering individuals to educate and help protect their communities. Working together we can make a difference! Read more
Worker hygiene and sanitation practices play a critical role in fresh produce safety
2013.12.02.
Personal hygiene of farm workers is considered an important factor that influences transfer of pathogenic bacteria to fresh produce. Coliforms have been isolated from fresh produce at different stages of production and processing, and while they are often considered an indicator of animal and human fecal contamination, their presence on produce can be ambiguous. Read more
The importance of handwashing in food hygiene
2013.11.30.
“An investigation into the best way to wash hands to reduce the risk of food poisoning. Hands washed thoroughly with soap have a significantly reduced number of bacteria. Every year up to four and a half million people in the UK suffer with food poisoning caused by unseen microbes. Read more
Hand dryer vs. paper towel
2013.11.18.
If you ever wondered one seconds after hand washing to use the paper towel or the hand dryer, after this article you would definitely vote for the paper towel. Although the production of paper towels has a negative environment impact, it plays an important role in our health preserving. Read more
Emergency – poor hand hygiene
2013.11.13.
Shockingly hand hygiene compliance among emergency medical service (EMS) providers are critically low. Researchers from New York were curious about the hand and stethoscope hygiene practices, so they interviewed around 1400 EMS providers to reveal the truth. Read more
Mobile phones – source of HAI
2013.11.09.
Patients and their visitors can prevent the spread of infection themselves being aware of their potential means of transport, for example mobile phones.
A team of researchers from Inonu University in Malatya, Turkey collected swab samples from three parts of cell phones — the keypad, microphone and ear piece. Read more
Technologies to avoid the spread of infections in water
2013.11.05.
What can we do to avoid getting infected when traveling to countries with poor water reserves? In these areas diarrheal disease, mostly caused by water and food contamination, is the second leading cause of death for children under 5 years old and results in the deaths of over 750,000 children every year. It is largely preventable. Read more
Hand-in-Scan @ WebSummit
2013.11.01.
Organized in Dublin between 30-31th of October, the WebSummit is a global gathering of the world’s leading leading startups and technology companies, businesses, large and small, who are being impacted by new technologies. It’s a place were you’ll get the opportunity to meet the most prolific investors and the world’s leading media all in one place. Read more