According to a recent study by the renowned journal, The Lancet, more than half a million people die each year worldwide as a result of influenza-related respiratory diseases. We decided to take a closer look at how the flu impacts European and...
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Touchless functions, signal colours and smart technologies are all components of an hand hygiene dispenser that will provide optimal medical hand hygiene in the long term.
Is dry time more important that consumer preferences? The rapidly growing popularity of foaming hand sanitizers complicates the question for whether healthcare facilities should replace their existing program with these new products. The...
World Environment Day is the United Nations day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment. Since it began in 1974, the event has grown to become a global platform for public outreach that is widely celebrated in over...
Everyday life in many European prisons is often characterised by overcrowding, drug use and violence, often leading to a higher risk of communicable diseases. As a result of this increased risk, infection prevention is particularly important in...
A multimodal approach to fighting a rising problem The rise of multi-resistant pathogens poses a massive challenge to modern medicine, but the solutions are already in front of our noses. Ominous European infection data published in the Lancet at...
OPHARDT RX dispenser systems selected for a renowned St. Petersburg hospital (Last update: August 14, 2020) The Almazov National Medical Research Centre in St. Petersburg is both one of Russia’s most important healthcare facilities and most...
Canadian plant adds solar power to manufacturing facility At OPHARDT hygiene, we are committed to being good environmental stewards and responsibly managing the environmental impact of our operations. As part of our ongoing efforts to expand our...
Ground breaking cross-border project studies how children can be motivated to wash hands thoroughly As children, we spend time learning, developing and internalizing many behaviours that are critical to our adult lives. Why shouldn’t this also be...
When dealing with hygiene in public washrooms, there are several components that combine to create a hygenic experience. We recently reviewed an article “Focus on hand drying – paper drying vs. hand dryer” to get a better...