The Italian services company COPMA has developed, together with the University of Ferrara, the innovative sanitation system PCHS®, exploiting biological competition on the basis of specific application techniques and capable of ensuring stable low pathogenic microbial load, breaking the resistances reducing the risk of HAIs.ĮURACTIV organised a workshop to discuss the way forward for healthcare in Europe and how hygiene can be improved in hospitals. To bring healthcare into the future, there is an urgent need for effective, alternative and sustainable ways to reduce pathogens. Traditionally used cleaning methods show limitations in controlling pathogen contamination. Persistent microbial contamination of hospital surfaces and growing drug resistance of pathogens are among the main causes. Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) affect up to 15% of hospitalised patients. The action plan also focuses on hygiene conditions in healthcare settings. The European Commission adopted in June 2017 a new Action Plan to tackle Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), responsible for 25,000 deaths and a loss of €1.5bn in the EU every year.
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