108 Military Central Hospital receives Asia Pacific Hand Hygiene Excellence Award and Innovation Award

ABO/NDO - 108 Military Central Hospital is among the five hospitals to receive the Asia Pacific Hand Hygiene Excellence Award and Innovation Award 2022.

In 2020, overcoming difficulties in the context of the rapidly spreading COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, the Department of Infectious Diseases, 108 Central Military Hospital participated and became one of the more than 20 candidates for the award to be invited to the final round.

At the award presentation ceremony in Singapore.

On June 2, after going through a rigorous appraisal process, proven through actual figures and images in the 5-year report, 108 Military Central Hospital was honoured to become one of the 5 medical units to win the Asia Pacific Hand Hygiene Excellence Award and Innovation Award 2022 at the APSIC Congress, which took place in Singapore from July 28-31, alongside medical units from Japan, Malaysia, Thailand and India.
Over the years, infection control in general and hand hygiene in particular at 108 Military Central Hospital have brought many practical benefits to patients, making an important contribution to ensuring patient safety.

(Source: NDO)