Mak unveils Touchless Handwashing Kit TW-20 in response to COVID-19 pandemic

Patrick J. Mugisha (Left) the Assistant Commissioner, Innovations and Intellectual Property Management - Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation washes his hands after launching the TW-20 Touchless Handwashing Kit
  • 15 Kits fabricated and donated to health facilities and markets
  • Over 40,000 hand washers recorded from Kits installed in one week
  • A Kit costs UGX 1,600,000 ; half price for large scale production.

Makerere University has launched a Touchless Handwashing (Tw-20) Kit as a responsive technology to the COVID-19 Pandemic resulting from the need to limit contact with surfaces while ensuring diligent hand hygiene.

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