NIT Tiruchirappalli, hand sanitizers made come in handy today
World Health Organisation recommends that alcohol based hand sanitizers are effective and proven to destroy virus and microbes and ensure protection from the COVID 19 infection .WHO and NITT Doctors still recommend the use of soap and water and claim that it is equally effective in maintaining hand hygiene, as the hand sanitizers ,the latter comes handy and easy to use making it more popular.
Considering the increasing needs,with the initiative taken by Dr.R.Priyanka ,Institute Medical Officer to prepare in- house sanitizer in NITT, as per WHO guidelines,with the guidance of Dr.Cindrella,Professor Chemistry Department,Dr.N.Anantharaman,Chairperson Hospital Adviory Committee and Professor,Dept of Chemical engineering and Dr.Meera Begum,Professor and Head Department of Chemical engineering, 25 litres of hand sanitizer was prepared as per medical recommendations, at a very nominal cost.
The team members Dr.R.Priyanka & Dr.Malaimala Sarasveni,Institute Medical Officers,Mr Narayanan executive engineer, Mr.Karthikeyan, AR Accounts ,Mr.Kannan and Mr.Robinson Chemical Engg and Mr.Mohan Chemistry Dept had jointly contributed to make this effort successful. This is a great step towards protecting self and others from the COVID 19 pandemic and comes handy to maintain hand hygiene at places and situations where handwash is not possible.
This venture was highly appreciated by the Director Prof.Mini Shaji Thomas, who received the first bottle of the NITT's handrub.The Registrar Mr.Palanivel distributed the sanitizers to the Security Officer for department and public use.
As the response is good and the need increasing,The NITT team is planning to make 100 litres of the sanitizer in a few days .
For more Details Contact:
Dr.Priyanka, M No 9486001137
Dr.Malaimala Sarasveni,
Medical Officers,
NITT
