hand washing

17 Feb 2021

Reaching sanitation and wastewater management goals through the ‘Atlas’

A recent move by the Africa Development Bank, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the GRID-Arendal in releasing the inaugural Sanitation and Wastewater Atlas of Africa could not have come at a better time. The Atlas is a tool to benchmark and propel Africa’s progress towards Sustainable Development Goal targets on safe sanitation and wastewater management.  It aims to help...

25 Nov 2020

Self-closing taps for washrooms

Complementing the Franke range of public-use bathroom and sanitaryware is a range of self-closing basin taps and mixers. Franke’s range of Self-Closing Taps is available in a choice of 5 designs, with or without a user-operated temperature mixer. These taps are suitable for a wide range of applications in heavy usage public washrooms, commercial washroom...

08 Feb 2018

Planning for infection control

Patient Safety has always been a priority for Mediclinic and complying with Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) principles is a constant consideration when new buildings are designed. With the emergence of multi-drug, extreme-drug and pan resistant organisms, the so-called ‘Superbugs’, the healthcare industry has become even more conscious of the need to continuously monitor and...