Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 6: Government State Cancer Institute (SCI) Jammu today organized ‘World Hand Hygiene Day’ in its campus in collaboration with Government Medical College Jammu, Academy of Hospital Administration (AHA) Jammu Chapter, Bee Enn College of Nursing, AMT School and Royal College of Nursing.
The programme featured a series of awareness and training activities aimed at promoting proper hand hygiene practices and strengthening capacity building among healthcare professionals and students. The event was organized under the initiative of Dr Deepak Kumar, Medical Superintendent (MS), SCI Jammu.
As part of the programme, students from different institutions participated in a poster-making competition based on key messages related to hand hygiene. A skit depicting proper hand hygiene practices along with their merits and demerits was also presented. Students also demonstrated correct hand-washing skills during practical sessions.
The poster-making competition and skit were presented by students of Bee Enn College of Nursing, Kot Bhalwal, while hand hygiene washing skills were demonstrated by students of AMT School, Bakshi Nagar, Jammu.
A technical session was delivered by Dr Beena Jad, Assistant Professor, Microbiology, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME), Kakrayal, Katra, who is also a national expert in Infection Prevention and Control and member of AHA.
An awareness and Behaviour Change Communication (BCC) session on hand hygiene was conducted by Sadiq Khan, National Trainer and programme coordinator.
In his address, Dr Deepak Kumar stressed that capacity building, awareness generation and behaviour change communication are among the most important tools for quality patient healthcare and prevention of diseases through community outreach and institutional training programmes.
The event was attended by Abhilasha Sharma, Tutor/ Warden of AMT School Bakshi Nagar GMC Jammu, Radhika Sharma, Associate Professor, Bee Enn College of Nursing Kot Bhalwal, besides staff of SCI Jammu.
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