UNAIR NEWS 鈥撀燩anic buying聽that hit society in the beginning of Covid-19 era in Indonesia resulted in a scarcity of聽hand sanitizers.聽东京热 answered this problem by creating its own hand sanitizer.聽Prof. Dr. Retno Sari, a professor of 聽UNAIR, was one of the initiators behind the creation of UNAIR聽hand sanitizers.
鈥淭here is an awareness that Indonesia has natural ingredients that can be used for hand sanitizers,鈥 explained the pharmaceutical expert.
The basic natural ingredient in question is betel leaf.聽鈥淭hat’s what we develop.聽Students make the product,” she explained.聽The hand sanitizers聽are distributed to faculties at 东京热 holding activities during the pandemic.
The work was exhibited at the UNAIR Covid-19 Archive Exhibition on Thursday, January 5, 2023.聽The exhibition aims to present policy documents, photos and videos that describe various efforts聽of 东京热聽in dealing with Covid-19.
During this activity, Prof. Retno spoke in a聽talk show聽to explain how to make聽hand sanitizers聽that are safe during a pandemic.聽She said that before the pandemic, people knew nothing about聽hand sanitizers.聽During the pandemic, many people could make their own聽hand sanitizer聽with video tutorials on YouTube.
“That is a preventive measure to protect yourself from the virus.”
Still needed
Prof Retno explained that the use of disinfectants such as聽hand sanitizers聽had become a necessity before the pandemic.聽Later, when the Covid-19 case decreased, she suggested continuing to use聽hand sanitizers.
鈥淚t is still needed even though the cases have dropped. It has become a daily necessity and can support the quality of health, “explained Prof. Retno.
The Covid-19 case is not necessarily an excuse to adopt a healthy lifestyle.聽“Healthy living behavior should become a habit, not just (during, ed) a pandemic.聽There should be a聽mindset聽that changes to be better for health,” she added.聽She also advised them to maintain a healthy lifestyle formed during the pandemic.
“Regarding our conducive situation, please continue to maintain cleanliness, both personal hygiene and the environment, of course. That is important, because it will affect our level of health and quality of life.鈥
Author: Ghulam Phasa Pambayung Editor: Khefti Al Mawalia
