“Why is sharing knowledge about hand hygiene still so important?”. This is the official slogan of World Hand Hygiene Day 2024, which will...
Hand hygiene dispenser: manual or touchless?
When purchasing soap and hand sanitizer dispensers, hygiene managers and others often ask how they should be operated. In addition to the...
Sanitizer dispensers from OPHARDT support study at Rotterdam University Hospital
The renowned Erasmus University Medical Center investigated the influence of a visual feedback system on the rubbing time for hygienic hand...
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New findings in the field of hand hygiene in medical facilities are increasingly focusing on the benefits of feedback and hand hygiene monitoring.
For more than 10 years, we’ve been celebrating World Hand Washing Day. October 15, is about creating awareness for hand hygiene in our everyday life and...
It’s Wednesday evening. Half the week has flown by. The day was exhausting and no one wants to cook for themselves. Your partner suggests a visit to a...
As we enter the age of data, intelligent dispenser systems are beginning to dip into the mainstream of hand hygiene “What you can’t measure, you...
We take a look at levels of noise in healthcare environments and the effect that this has on patients and staff
A recent survey reveals hygiene gaps in the cleaning of dispensers in hospitals, but good alternatives do exist. Thorough hand hygiene is essential for...
In Germany, 70,000 people die from septic syndrome every year – a condition which is brought about when the body is unable to effectively combat a...
Scientists at the Amsterdam University Medical Center (UMC) investigated a behavioural approach to improve compliance. Right in the middle: the OPHARDT Hygiene...
It’s summer, it’s warm! Nothing seems to be further away than the annoying cold season endured over the autumn and winter. Yet the waiting rooms of...
The training centre for hand hygiene was the ideal venue for the lecture “Hygiene in Biology”. Thorough hand hygiene is widely regarded as the...