LONDON: A hospital in the United Kingdom, named Royal Derby, has become the first hospital to adopt disposable hijabs for its female Muslim doctors.
The disposable hijabs were introduced by a Malaysian-origin doctor, Farah Roslan, who termed the invention a result of needing to find a middle ground between Muslim dress code and the passion of being in the operating room.
Expressing her happiness on the invention she said, “I am so happy my vision has become a reality and that these headscarves are now available for all of the staff”.
Talking to an international news channel, Dr Roslan said the disposable headscarves provide a solution to infection control concerns relating to hijabs, which are typically worn throughout the day.
“I’d been using the same headscarf all day which obviously wasn’t clean and ideal. I didn’t feel comfortable taking it off and I was pulled out from the theatre, respectfully, due to infection control,” she added.
Miss Tierney, a colorectal surgeon in the same hospital and a mentor of Farah said that hijab is a “quiet issue around operating theatres across the country”, which has not been formally addressed.
