THE Bank of Zambia (BoZ) has donated industrial laundry equipment worth K1.5 million to the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) Adult Hospital to strengthen infection prevention and improve patient care. The donation comprises two sheet ironers, two hydro extractors, three industrial pressing machines and two industrial scales. Speaking during the handover ceremony, Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary donor coordinator Dr George Sinyangwe, said the donation would support efforts to improve healthcare delivery and maintain hygiene in hospitals. “I want to emphasize the fact that laundry services are one of the most essential components in the delivery of healthcare in our country, because it contributes to what I call the hierarchy of controls in controlling infectious diseases or promoting infection control in...

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