Didier Pittet, from the invention of hydroalcoholic gel to the fight against the coronavirus

Didier Pittet is a busy man. When you head the infection prevention service of the largest Swiss hospital complex in the midst of a coronavirus epidemic, the time is not at rest. This doctor, famous for having generalized the worldwide use of the hydroalcoholic solution, is today organizing the efforts of the canton of Geneva to fight against the transmission of the virus.

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At 63, Didier Pittet is one of the most recognized experts in the prevention of infections, which kill 135,000 patients per year in hospitals. Its service belongs to the Geneva University Hospitals, a large machine with 2000 beds. He has established himself all over the world as Doctor "Clean Hands", he also directs the program of the same name within the World Health Organization (WHO). And for good reason, it was he who distributed the hydroalcoholic gel, which is used all over the world to fight the epidemic of Covid-19.

In 1995, Professor Pittet observed that a

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