A key step to preventing the spread of diseases like COVID-19 or influenza is simple: washing hands. But lack of piped water ...

The Minnesota Department of Health provides two free, downloadable posters to remind people to wash their hands. The posters are simple in their design, with the messages “Stop the spread of germs!” ...

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The physics behind simple handwashing technique to combat the spread of disease and infection has been revealed by a study. Handwashing is a proven efficient way to oppose the spread of disease and ...

Every year, May 5 marks World Hand Hygiene Day, an initiative by the World Health Organization (WHO) to remind everyone—from healthcare professionals to the general public—about the critical role that ...

As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to commemorate the 2024 Global Handwashing Day, the Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation has emphasised the critical role of hand hygiene in safeguarding ...

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NEW YORK/MANILA – As the world observes the 6th annual Global Handwashing Day (GHD) today, new figures from UNICEF say 1,400 children under five years of age still die every day from diarrhoeal ...

It's crucial to teach your kids the basics. This article gives you tips on how to teach them to wash their hands properly. A mother and her little child washing hands. Picture: iStock Instilling the ...