QIBEBT Collaborates with NHC on release of “2023 Scientific Handwashing Initiative”
On October 14th, the Population Culture Development Center of China’s National Health Commission (NHC), in collaboration with Safeguard, launched the 2023 “Spread Health across China, Handwashing in Action” program. Prof. XU Jian and DAI Yajie from Single-Cell Center at QIBEBT were invited as key guests to the event.
A highlight of the event was the release of the “2023 Scientific Handwashing Initiative”. Prof. XU Jian, representing the co-publishers, shared insights into the methodologies and data pertaining to pathogens in ten common scenarios.
He stressed that pathogens listed by the WHO as threats to human health are widespread in these environments, with a contamination rate of up to 100%. Disturbingly, locales such as express delivery and distribution centers, school gym equipment, and hospitals presented particularly high levels of pathogenic contamination.
“2023 Scientific Handwashing Initiative” Officially Released
Roundtable Discussion Spotlights Importance of Scientific Handwashing
This program aims to provide the public with a comprehensive and systematic understanding of the importance of handwashing, while encouraging all sectors of society to actively participate in promoting accurate handwashing knowledge.
The ramanome-based platform for Raman-activated single-cell analysis-sorting-sequencing-cultivation, developed by Single-Cell Center and Qingdao Single-Cell Biotech. Co., Ltd., is anticipated to enhance metabolic function studies of human microbiomes to single-cell precision, subsequently furnishing comprehensive data for informed hand hygiene practices.
