the very first thing I do is to wash my hands coz I feel like all the germs in the world followed my hands home from the car, workplace and people I've had contact with. It's my habit and I'm proud of it.
October 15 is Global Handwashing Day, a global advocacy day dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of handwashing with soap as an effective and affordable way to prevent diseases and save lives.
Global Handwashing Day is an opportunity to design, test, and replicate creative ways to encourage people to wash their hands with soap at critical times.
Handwashing with soap is key to protecting public health and a mainstay in infection control. However, despite the many benefits associated with this simple behavior, it is seldom properly practiced. This is why it is essential that we join together to promote handwashing with soap.
Hand decontamination has a dual role to protect both the service user and the health care worker from acquiring micro-organisms (germs) which may cause them harm. Hands may look clean but invisible micro-organisms are always present, some harmful, some not. Removal of micro-organisms is the most important factor in preventing them from being transferred to other people.
Governments, non-governmental organizations, the private sector, religious groups, healthcare facilities, and others can all play an influential role in handwashing promotion, both through project implementation and advocacy.
WHEN?
As you touch people, surfaces and objects throughout the day, you accumulate germs on your hands. In turn, you can infect yourself with these germs by touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Although it's impossible to keep your hands germ-free, washing your hands frequently can help limit the transfer of bacteria, viruses and other microbes.
Always wash your hands before:
- Preparing food or eating
- Treating wounds, giving medication, or caring for a sick or injured person
- Inserting or removing contact lenses
- Any medical procedure
- Touching anything as soon as you return home
Always wash your hands after:
- Preparing food, especially raw meat or poultry
- Using the toilet or changing a diaper
- Touching an animal or animal toys, leashes or waste
- Blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing into your hands
- Treating wounds or caring for a sick or injured person
- Handling garbage, household or garden chemicals, or anything that could be contaminated — such as a cleaning cloth or soiled shoes
- Any medical procedure
- Shaking hands with others.
HOW?
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| How To Wash Your Hands |
WHY?
- It's the most effective and inexpensive way to prevent disease.
- This simple behavior can save lives, cutting diarrhea by almost one-half and acute respiratory infections by nearly one-quarter.
- Handwashing with soap impacts not just health and nutrition, but also education, economics, and equity.
- Handwashing with Soap is Easy
- Handwashing with Soap is Affordable
Resources:
Hand Hygiene
Global Handwashing Day
Wash Your Hands
Wash your hands whenever they look dirty...Stick to the Routine!
#OurHandsOurFuture #GHWD2017
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