As part of a comprehensive study in four Dutch general practice offices (GPO’s), digital hand sanitizer dispensers from OPHARDT Hygiene helped...
Smart dispensers provide data on hand hygiene in General Practice Offices
Glove Use In Healthcare (WHHD 2025)
Each year, the SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign works toward the ongoing goal of maintaining global awareness about the role of hand hygiene in...
OPHARDT’s Plastics Use and Sustainability Breakthroughs
Plastics in OPHARDT Plastics play a crucial role in the design and functionality of OPHARDT’S products, from durable dispensing systems to single-use...
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Researchers at Hannover Medical School have taken a closer look at hand hygiene in the operating room—with interesting results. Careful hand disinfection in the operating room is an important part of infection prevention and patient safety. The...
The five moments of hand hygiene are important - even the last and least observed fifth moment. We explore its importance.
Whether at the theatre, school, restaurant, bar, mall, or sports facility, public washrooms can be highly used spaces. For the past couple of years, the pressing question is what is the risk of getting a COVID infection while using public restrooms...
How many toilets are required by German law in restaurants?
Korean researchers show that at least 92 hand disinfections need to be observed to collect meaningful data on hand hygiene compliance in hospitals. Direct observation of hand hygiene is considered an important tool in hospitals for drawing...
Why do hand hygiene compliance levels remain so stubbornly low? We have examined the lack of hygiene infrastructure, the need for improved group-based compliance monitoring and feedback, and the possibility of simplifying the steps to disinfect. A...
Dirty toilets can lead to lost business: Especially in the hotel and catering industry, guests pay special attention to washrooms and make it a point to come back.
Handwashing can be the most cost-effective measure in preventing infections. What would it cost to provide handwashing facilities at home for all?
COVID-19 met a US healthcare system already stretched thin. Healthcare-associated infections soared.
If the butterfly effect refers to the wide-ranging effects of a small act, what do you call the fallout from a cataclysmic event? A bevy of studies are now revealing the many repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic. The hopes that increased use of...
Scientists in Switzerland have taken a closer look at hand hygiene compliance in veterinary practices and veterinary clinics in a new observational study. We regularly hear about new hygiene scandals and hospital infection figures related to human...