Tag: PPE
AMTZ, AHPI & AiMeD jointly launch Healthcare Textiles Processing Facility Certification...
The scheme aims to ensure the quality of healthcare textiles, including personal protective equipment (PPE), by certifying the facilities that process them
Researchers develop antimicrobial coating from agricultural waste
The present study is an attempt to derive biodegradable nanomaterials for biomedical applications
New compound to help make PPEs microbial resistant
A team of researchers at the Centre of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (DBT-CIAB), at Mohali have developed a lignin-based coating material, which when applied to a cotton cloth, was found to have antimicrobial properties
Pune researchers devise method to tackle COVID-19 PPE waste
The project, which is presently on a pilot scale, has been found to have the potential to be scaled up and replicated throughout the country to convert PPE waste into useful and safe products.....................
Non-hazardous medical waste management to account for 70% of global demand:...
In forthcoming years, as people retain their hygiene consciousness, growth of medical waste management is expected to scale new heights in the forecast period...........................
Student innovator from Mumbai develops ‘cool’ PPE kits for corona warriors
The design of the Cov-Tech Ventilation System ensures a complete air seal from the PPE kit. It provides a breeze of fresh air to the user in a gap of just 100 seconds...........................
IIT Mandi researchers develop an anti-bacterial, self-cleaning material for face masks...
The developed nanomaterial can clean the mask by simply keeping it in bright sunlight and make it ready to wear again......................
Pandemic effect: India pushes forward to upgrade critical care health Infrastructure
Ventilators and PPE kits became the face of the pandemic as the country scrambled to provide critical healthcare to its citizens...............
More than 1 lakh nurses trained across India to fight against...
The 4-hour, free online course offers practical, demonstration-based, and immediately applicable support in the areas of infection prevention and control in the COVID-19 crisis....................
Need to follow medical waste management rules strictly during COVID-19: Health...
CPCB issued separate guidelines for ‘Handling, Treatment & Disposal of bio-medical waste generated during Treatment/Diagnosis/Quarantine of COVID-19 patients’ which gives guidance on the management of COVID-19 related bio-medical waste including used masks and gloves.......................