The burden of infectious diseases is increasing leaps and bounds as we do little care to follow a few god habits, and hand #hygiene being one of them. Studies have shown that most of the infectious diseases like colitis, diarrhea, sore throat, cold, cough & fever skin-disease, and even urinary tract infection can easily be avoided if we pay heed to daily hand-hygiene.

"Kothari Medical Centre, as a responsible healthcare provider, always believes in effectual community engagement to spread awareness against the possible health hazards and threats which can be nipped in the bud."

"wash your hand, wash away diseases" – was a 30 minute awareness drive where the students of class VI to VII of neighborhood schools were engaged for a session on effective hand-hygiene through a presentation, quiz and proper hand-hygiene method.

Patient Safety and health care worker safety is an issue of global concern, which is sometimes missed due to the complexity of the healthcare systems and accidentally. There is an increasing concern for the health care organizations around the world have lately been observed to pay more attention to the importance of establishing culture of safety.

To achieve a culture of safety, Kothari Medical Centre has introduced the project, "Comprehensive patient Safety & Health Care Workers' Safety". The prime objective of the projects is to create awareness and engage with all "Health Care Workers" in an interactive manner to help them retain the various factors and subsequent consequences associated with Noscomial infection & Sharp injuries.

And Kothari Medical Centre is the first hospital in Kolkata to introduce such a program. #Hospital #Kolkata