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According to information released by a leading group of UAE pharmacies, there has been an unprecedented demand in the UAE for sanitisers and disinfectants to safeguard from H1N1 as people believe strict personal hygeine is the most effective way to avoid catching the virus.
The Pharmacy Group, which handles five million customers per year through its 30 branches across the UAE, has reported a significant increase in the sale of sanitary disinfection products and face and hand sanitisers.
Ayman Hanbali, marketing manager at BinSina Pharmacy, claimed the increase was due to the large-scale public awareness campaign which reminded people about the most effective ways of protecting oneself from the virus.
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BinSina Group has also reported high demand for medical masks, especially for school-age children. Hanbali said the pharmacy had started to place new orders for such products to cater to the increasing demand, and to prevent any shortfall.
“Customers buying these products believe firmly that they hold the key to prevent catching the virus. It is also the result of the extensive community outreach campaigns done by the Ministry of Health in public places,” noted Hanbai.
The Ministry of Health has run an awareness campaign across public spaces — including shopping malls, convention centres and grocery stores — highlighting the importance of sterilising hands after touching communal or public items, which is the most common way of spreading the virus.
The Ministry’s campaign has targeted all social classes and student communities — teachers and supervisors at schools from nursery to universities — as well as labourers.
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