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1 HAND HYGIENE PRESENTATION BY: VRV OM INC Presents

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3 Do You Know? * Having food with dirty hands can cause Diarrhea, hepatitis, vomiting, fever, paleness etc. Children are more prone to such disease, as they tend to touch and play with things filled with germs. Less than 5% of us wash hands with soaps and gels before eating outdoors in restaurants, fast food joints, movies, parties, marriages, picnics etc. Millions of invisible germs are transferred to our hands when we touch and feel Objects including : Touching ATM or keyboard button. Exchanging currency Shaking hands Handling pets Opening doors, windows and dawns Picking and placing everyday objects.

4 HAND HYGIENE

5 OUR DAILY LIVES.

6 IMAGES of INVISIBLE GERMS PRESENT ON OUR HANDS WE THINK OUR HANDS ARE CLEAN BUT invisible infectious germs are present all the time.

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8 WHAT HAPPENS WITHOUT HAND HYGIENE?? * Less than 5% of us wash hands with soaps and gels before eating outdoors in restaurants, fast food joints, movies, parties, marriages, picnics etc * Can lead to various Infections causing diseases like Diarrhea, hepatitis, vomiting, fever, paleness etc * Children are even more prone to such infections,as they tend to touch and play with things filled with germs. * We usually ignore to sanitize or wash our hands before many activities in day to day lives especially before eating food or feeding small children which itself is a threat to our health and our childrens health as grems are transmitted very easily causing various disease and infections.

9 Do You Want? A highly effective gel that can clear 99.9% germs from your hands in few seconds A gel that evaporates rapidly on your hands leaving a mild lingering fragrance An anti bacterial gel that does not require water or towel A small pouch that you can use anywhere, everywhere and more importantly before EVERYTHING to protect you and your family s Health and Hygiene It just not eliminates germs from you hands, but also

10 What is it? PRESENTING GOSAN.1 ML Wonder and ultra convinent to use and be safe.. No rocket science, Hand sanitizers are around for years, but somehow not conveniently available and awareness is poor. It is in form of a transparent self evaporating get with medium viscosity and mild fragrance. It has potential to kill most of the bacteria, viruses and fungi which is found on hands. Hand sanitizer is proven as very effective for this matter and also for its methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus property, which can be fatal to health. The environment contains flesh eating bacteria which are not good for human health and so hand sanitizers is recommended to avoid such complications. Why GOSAN? It s convenient, simply tare it and rub on your hands, before you eat, Regular usage will ensure better health and hygiene against diseases caused due to germs and viruses commonly found on hands

11 GOSAN 1 ML WONDER SACHET

12 FOR: GOSAN RECOMMENDED TO USED Before touching, eating food / cooking. After using the toilet. During travel. After coughing / sneezing. Before touching infants. Before and after contact with pets. After contact with surfaces in public places. After smoking and many more..

13 ABOUT US! We at VRV OM INC are a bunch of health freaks and out of box thinkers, visioning is to bring forth products that contributes better health and hygiene to all, after all Health is Wealth. We hope to begin an evolution in health and hygiene by offering simple yet highly effective products for daily health care. Our motto Clean hands > Health body > Health mind

14 INNOVATION Conventionally hand sanitizer are available in plastic bottles and large container refills, however there are limitation in such packing methods which has restricted the sales and awareness of hand sanitizer, secondly the method of sales has limited the awareness and growth of hand sanitizers. Our innovative packing method and sales model will make hand sanitizer extremely easy to use and available where it s required the most thereby increasing awareness and improving health and hygiene of masses contribution to general health and well being.

15 CONVINIENCE -PROBLEM and SOLUTION Convenience Problem statement Hand sanitizer in bottles and containers are difficult to carry There are possibility of leak and spill during travelling and outdoor activity Tendency to forget and misplaces such hand sanitizer during travel and outing Limitation and restriction to carry liquid

16 AVAILABILITY PROBLEM and SOLUTION Availability Problem statement Hand sanitizer sales are today limited to medical shops, super markets and few provision stores which make them buy and use commodity thus limiting their scope and awareness. Availability Solution We intent to make our disposable hand sanitizer available in places where it s

17 OUR TARGET CLIENTS. HOTELS Restaurant, clubs, fast food joints, Banquet halls Marriages,Caterers etc.. Hospitals and Pet clinics, IN FLIGHT CATERING Schools, canteens and many many more.

18 Value Proposition. Value proposition for our clients : Gain customer appreciation and admiration. Bring innovation and freshness to business. Contributing good health and hygiene. Improves brand and business recall.

19 SNAPSHOTS OF USAGE OF GOSAN in AIR CATERING.

20 USE OF GOSAN IN CATERING

21 GOSAN IN SCHOOLS

22 GOSAN IN HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS

23 How to use it?

24 THANK YOU WE HOPE THAT WE ALL SUPPORT HAND HYGIENE AND START TO FIGHT OUT GERMS AND MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND HYGIENE AND BRING SMILES ACROSS THE GLOBE AND PROTECT OUR GENERATIONS FROM COMMONLY FOUND GERMS JUST BY SIMPLY USING GOSAN BEFORE EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING.. REMEMBER: Clean hands > Health body > Health mind..

25 OUR LOGO SYMBOLISES Hand Gently unfolding the health of people around the world

26 Our contact : VRV OM INC: Corporate office Yunus building, 1st Floor, Kala Industrial Estate, Off Arrey Road, Goregaon East, Mumbai , Maharashtra Regional office: U No: 39, Bharathi Park 7th Cross, Saibaba Colony, Coimbatore , Tamilnadu Pan India : Uday Rawal , Vishal Chhabria Vishal V Jain ur@gosan.in / sales@gosan.in

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