While medical gloves serve a vital role in preventing transmission of infection, for example when there is risk of exposure to blood and body fluids, they are not a substitute for cleaning hands ...

This brand-new chemical plant was set up during the pandemic to produce a special type of synthetic rubber that's needed to make medical exam gloves, the kind used everyday by doctors and nurses.

New Delhi: Medical gloves cannot replace hand hygiene, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday, as it pushed govts to promote infection-control in hospital settings. According to the UN ...

Thousands of pairs of disposable medical gloves are used and discarded each year by student nurses training at the renowned Leicester Nursing School at DMU. Now, in a new initiative for the school, ...

WHO Assistant Director-General Bruce Aylward stated that the use of medical gloves does not necessarily equate to hygiene. "Medical gloves can reduce the risk of infection, but cannot replace hand ...