As we mark the 12th annual Global Handwashing Day, it seems that good hand hygiene—the most effective protection against infectious diseases—has never been as important as it this year in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Handwashing as a...
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RESPONSIBILITY e.V. is a non-profit organization founded in 2016 by a group of OPHARDT Hygiene employees. The RESPONSIBILITY Club’s mission centres on promoting health and quality of life in underdeveloped communities around the world by providing...
Climate Saver Award 2020. In April of last year, we launched the campaign Climate Savers – Lifesavers program (“Klimaretter-Lebensretter”) at our Issum location, which was designed to encourage a more conscious and sustainable use of resources...
Since 2016, OPHARDT Hygiene has been organizing an annual networking event, called the BRAIN-Forum. During this event, partners, customers, and industry experts are invited to our company headquarters in Issum, Germany, to exchange ideas on the...
Healthcare systems are preparing themselves for an emergency as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic will overlap with the impending wave of seasonal influenza infections. Compliance with well-known infection prevention measures will determine how critical...
OPHARDT Hygiene develops innovative solutions for medical hand hygiene to optimize infection prevention and improve patient care in hospitals. We spoke with Peter Ickert and Albrecht Lang about the current developments of the OPHARDT Hygiene...
In a recently published study in the Journal of Hospital Infection, hand hygiene compliance in German hospitals showed improvements in four of the five moments for hand hygiene, according to data collected between 2015 and 2018. The data also...
How can you guarantee guest satisfaction, while reconciling the demands of hygiene regulations, and a lack of time and qualified personnel? OPHARDT’s OWMS software and new generation of intelligent dispensers SanTRAL® plus help you...
Thanks to innovative bracket solutions, the Evangelical Forest Hospital in Berlin-Spandau, Germany (Evangelisches Waldkrankenhaus Spandau; EWK) expands its dispenser infrastructure to meet the highest hygiene standards in the treatment of newborns...
Following an independent, third-party analysis, three of our pump + bottle solutions have received a “Made for Recycling” seal of approval. Boosting recycling rates, along with reduced landfilling, are key components in the successful transition to...