01/11/2025
Jaslok Hospital’s Infection Prevention Team, guided by Chief Medical Officer Dr. Milind Khadke and led by Dr. Sonar Narula (Consultant Microbiologist & Head of Laboratory), organized an Infection Prevention Mela from 14th–16th October 2025. The event was inaugurated by Chairman Mr. Vinod Chanrai and CEO Mr. Jitendra Haryan, who emphasized the importance of infection prevention and encouraged staff to uphold the principle of “Do No Harm” in daily practice.
Goals of the Infection Prevention Mela were:
1. Promote infection prevention awareness.
2. Educate healthcare professionals on best practices.
Day 2 (15th Oct) was about
Stall Featuring Best Practices:
1. The second day of the Infection Prevention Mela at Jaslok Hospital featured engaging stalls showcasing posters, models, and games created by eight different teams which were composed of staff from different departments of the hospital.
2. Senior Consultants – Dr Sanjay Nagral (Director Surgical Gastroenterology - Education & Research), Dr Mala Kaneria (Consultant Infectious Diseases), and Dr Nimish Shah (Consultant Respiratory Medicine), who are a part of the Hospital Infection Control Committee (HICC), judged the stalls on the basis of the content and innovative best practices displayed by them.
3. Interactive Learning: Hospital staff played, won, and learned about infection prevention and best practices.
4. Topics Covered: Hand Hygiene, Care Bundles, Biomedical Waste Management, CSSD practices, Isolation Protocols, Needle Stick Injury, Blood and Body Fluid exposure & Laboratory safety.
