Infection Control in Medicine: Understanding Raman & Weil's Indisputable Legacy

Although its importance has recently been in the limelight, Raman & Weil has spent the last 3 decades providing safety & hygiene awareness for healthcare workers, patients & the community through their scientific expertise and range of efficacious solutions.

Let's look at the role they played in the infection control industry.

The journey from the start.

In the 1980s, hand disinfection was predominantly done with the use of soap and water in operating rooms and critical areas of hospitals. Hand disinfectants used in limited quantities were harmful by nature, with a very narrow spectrum of microbicidal activity coupled with an absence of global standards and high-quality solutions based on scientific outcomes. Predominantly, surface disinfection was with phenyl/sodium hypochlorite, leading to surface and equipment corrosion, financial loss to the hospitals, eye irritation to HCWs while mopping, and harming patients, amongst many other issues.

Their late founder & co-founder foresaw this gap in patient and healthcare worker safety and partnered with a German company, Bode ChemieGmBH, specialising in Hi-Tech Disinfectants, with the aim of providing globally certified, scientifically proven, and tested disinfectants to the Indian healthcare market.

In 1989, as a first mover in the hand rub market, they introduced Sterillium, a globally recognised alcohol-based hand disinfectant.

Over the years, Raman & Weil became a category creator for surface, skin, and instrument disinfectants for hospitals.

Today Raman & Weil is a proud "Made in India" manufacturer and marketer of over 45 globally accepted formulations that are comparable to European and American manufacturing standards. Across India, their 100-member sales and service teams have engaged HCWs and clinicians in raising awareness around infection control, aiding better patient outcomes, and adding to the hospitals' bottom line by reducing patients' average length of stay.

Over the years, they expanded their product portfolio to include also introduced wiping systems, inhalation anaesthesia products, and disinfectants that can be used in the food, pharmaceutical, and veterinary industries by partnering exclusively with global players like Kimberly Clark, Piramal CriticalCare, and Virbac to fulfil the needs of all customers.

Raman & Weil's undisputed legacy

R&W takes full responsibility for infection prevention & control. Results are guaranteed with their tried, tested and trusted products that are backed by science and they all pass the stringent European Norms. All Raman & Weil brands, e.g., Sterillium, Bacillocid Special, Bactorub Blue and Cutasept, are synonymous with quality and performance.

Today, they have a pocket-friendly to premium range of products under ONE umbrella.

Apart from a diversified range of disinfectants available in multiple SKUs and compositions, their field staff also conduct clinical training that helps improve infection control outcomes. During COVID lockdown, all their efforts were more focused on service and skill enhancement along with the products.

They conduct almost 1000+ Training, Assessment Programs & Intervention Workshops for global hand hygiene & surface disinfection compliance practices across healthcare facilities aimed at nursing, housekeeping, and clinicians annually. They're also proud partners with CAHO, Healthcare Sector Skill Council, and many other esteemed bodies to share their learnings.

Hospitals' best Infection control partners

Statistically, HAIs lead to additional costs, extended hospital stay, and financial losses for the patient as well as the hospitals.

Their vision remains committed to excellence in science, infection control, and prevention to protect, care, heal, and thrive.

Raman & Weil products have created their legacy and proven their potential in various pandemics and outbreaks beyond COVID-19, be it NIPAH, Swine Flu, Bird Flu, EBOLA, or Monkey Pox. Always stood ahead of the curb.

They continue to be a preferred brand of choice for surgeons, clinicians, and healthcare workers at large across India.

The brand Sterillium is a textbook product for hand rubs and sanitisers for any hospital or clinic setup. It has been awarded "Brand of the Century" three times and is a proud part of the 4 billion hand disinfections done every year.

Despite the availability of low-quality disinfectant formulations manufactured under cosmetic licenses in India during the pandemic, they've stood their ground, delivered the best, and continue to do so, protecting frontline healthcare workers, ICUs, and OTs of all healthcare institutions.

Developments during the pandemic

Raman & Weil products have never been available outside of hospitals. However, the pandemic, the power of the brand, and the trust the customers laid on them; made them realise the importance of having their trusted scientific solutions available at everyone's doorstep.

After 34 years of hard work and service to the nation and the customers they proudly represent, they've made themselves easily available on the website, "www.ramanweil.com," to meet all your disinfection requirements, be it for hands, skin, or surfaces.

Take advantage of their science centre and offerings, use the researched formulations outside hospitals, and stay protected at all times!

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