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The future of hand hygiene according to the WHO
For the first time, the World Health Organization (WHO) has published an agenda for research priorities in the field of medical hand hygiene until...
Are our hands cleaner now?
How has hand hygiene behaviours changed during the COVID-19 pandemic? A study sponsored by European Tissue Symposium took a close look at this very...
Category - Research
Arguably the best-known hospital germ, MRSA continues to pose major challenges to healthcare systems worldwide and is a particular risk in immunodeficiency...
Workloads in hospitals have been rising, to the detriment of hand hygiene, researchers find.
A large-scale study shows that just one in six necessary hand disinfection is carried out in long-term care facilities and nursing homes. In Germany alone...
Next to western shore of Lake Ontario, in a region known for both its manufacturing and farming, OPHARDT Hygiene’s Canadian headquarters houses teams that...
New laboratory results from OPHARDT Hygiene show which steps for cleaning soap and sanitizer dispenser pumps are most effective from a microbiological...
Touchless hand disinfectant dispensers are becoming increasingly popular thanks to their many advantages. As more and more organizations switch to touch-free...
The pandemic has given hand hygiene a whole new level of importance, especially in the workplace. Even though working from home has become more common, offices...
What is monkeypox? How is it transmitted? How can you protect yourself? Cases of monkeypox have been occurring in Germany and many other countries since May...
Dr. Andreas Glöckner has been employed by OPHARDT Hygiene as Medical Director since August 2017. Thanks to more than 25 years of experience as a specialist for...
Improving hand hygiene compliance poses major challenges. Researchers at the University Hospital in Geneva have investigated a new type of intervention: using...