Since 1965, we have celebrated International Nursing Day on the 12th of May to highlight the important role and contributions of nurses worldwide. For the last 2 years, the theme chosen by the International Council of Nurses is “Nurses: A Voice to...

We could think that since the times of nurse Florence Nightingale and Dr. Semmelweis, with their discoveries and breakthroughs about the importance of washing hands for hygiene purpose, we would not need to state anymore that it is crucial...

What is Coronavirus? The coronavirus is a single-stranded RNA virus with envelope and it has a diameter around 0.1μm. The virus spreads via droplets from such as cough, direct contact with infected person or contact of hands with contaminated environmental...

With the start of the season of colds and flu, many, tempted on getting back to full health as fast as possible, are using antibiotics as soon as any minor symptoms of an illness appear. Of course, antibiotics save lives when applied correctly, but...

We are delighted to announce that the SARAYA product CC STEPs Biofilm Detection Kit, a tool that allows clinical visualization of biofilm, has won the 32nd "Small and Medium Enterprises Excellent New Technology / New Product" Excellence Award...

Saraya Co., Ltd. is proud to support the SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands campaign, which is celebrated yearly on May 5th. Those familiar to trends in healthcare hygiene and patient safety will know that May 5th is the official day of celebration and affirming...

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), who touts “365 days of commitment” to infection prevention is holding its International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW). This event is “7 days of focus” every third...

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), who touts "365 days of commitment" to infection prevention is holding it's International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW). This event is "7 days of focus" every third...

SARAYA has recently published its COVID-19 Resource Hub page with frequently asked questions, useful links, hygiene posters, etc. Although months have passed since the start of this epidemic, knowledge of how to prepare against COVID-19 is still very...

Dr. Lee Yew Fong, MBBS, OHD, MHM Dr. Lee Yew Fong is a Doctoral candidate in Biomedicine (Global Health Track), at the Institute of Global Health, University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland. Her doctoral work is under the supervision of the...

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), also called hospital-acquired infections, are nosocomial infections contracted by a patient which were not yet present or incubating at the time of admission. In Intensive Care Units, where serious diseases...

During the mid-19th century, the mortality rate for mothers giving birth was tremendous in obstetrician clinics, reaching 30%. It was mainly due to a lack of hygiene practice, since at that time healthcare workers were not, as now, as aware of the...

SARAYA, following our efforts in previous years, is participating again in the May 5th campaign lead by the World Health Organization (WHO) promoting hand hygiene awareness in order to reduce healthcare-associated infections. With the slogan “Clean...

SARAYA has opened two new websites for its CSR initiatives in Uganda. Wash A Million Hands! Project & 100% Hospital Hand Hygiene Project For the Wash A Million Hands! Project, SARAYA has donated 1% of its sales of many household soaps...

'SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands' is the healthcare campaign led by the WHO to promote hand hygiene awareness to reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections.Since 2010, Global Hand Hygiene Day has been celebrated on May 5th around the world to reinforce knowledge...

On the 17th of July, the city of Tashkent (Republic of Uzbekistan) hosted the Republican Scientific-Practical Conference on the topical issues of prevention of infections associated with the provision of medical care from the perspective of an...

SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands is a healthcare campaign led by the WHO to promote hand hygiene to reduce infections in the hospital. Since 2010, Global Hand Hygiene Day has been celebrated on May 5th around the world to raise awareness and reinforce...

During Interclean, the world's largest cleaning trade show celebrated in May 2018, at Amsterdam, both the first Healthcare Cleaning Forum and the Clean Hospitals Industry Platform where launched by Professor Didier Pittet, with the goal of...

SARAYA is pleased to introduce a short video documentary following Professor Didier Pittet from the University of Geneva and Yusuke Saraya, the president of Saraya Co., Ltd. recorded in Cambodia during the signing of the Clean Care is Safer Care pledge...

SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands is a healthcare campaign led by the WHO to promote hand hygiene awareness to reduce infections in the hospital. Since 2010, Global Hand Hygiene Day has been celebrated on May 5th around the world to reinforce knowledge...