Voices Magazine Vol3 Issue 5

VOICES Bi-Monthly Magazine of the University of Technology, Jamaica | May – August 2020 4 Mrs. Harris Kidd indicated that COHS will continue to produce the hand sanitizers for use at the University as long as the need exists. Mrs. Harris Kidd stated that the BSc. in Pharmaceutical Technology students, whose core training is in the area of product development and manufacturing, will be engaged in the project. The team of developers, led by Project Manager, Mrs. Harris Kidd, Senior Lecturer and Programme Director, BSc. in Pharmaceutical Technology, includes faculty members, Mrs. Modupeola Abayomi, Lecturer, School of Pharmacy who had responsibility for production and packaging, Ms. Lisa Scarlett, Lecturer and Medical Microbiologist, School of Allied Health and Wellness who handled formulation, and Academic Managers Dr. Janet Campbell-Shelly, Dean, College of Health Sciences and Dr. Andrea Daly, Head, School of Pharmacy who spearheaded distribution and communication with stakeholders. Technical staff members on the project from the School of Allied Health and Wellness are Miss Rochelle Hamilton and Miss Chanel Telfer, with the support of Tara Brown and Ann-Marie Murray-Ferguson, School of Pharmacy who assisted with production, labeling and packaging. Administrative, product costing and procurement support was provided by Mrs. Stancy Mighty- Dixon, Technical Officer and Miss Carren Brown, Executive Assistant. Cont’d from page 1... UTech, Ja. Team Develops Hand Sanitizer Dr. Andrea Daly, Head, School of Pharmacy labels bottles of hand sanitizers at the production lab, College of Health Sciences. In Production: (from l-r) Mrs. Modupeola Abayomi, Lecturer, Ms. Lisa Scarlett, Lecturer, and Mrs. Stancy Mighty-Dixon, Technical Officer, COHS test product samples while Dr. Andrea Daly, Head, School of Pharmacy labels bottles of hand sanitizers at the production lab, College of Health Sciences.