Hand hygiene is not a matter of convenience; it is a matter of life and death. As the world commemorated Global Handwashing Day this month, under the theme"Clean Hands Are Within Reach," it signalled the continuous conversation aimed at ensuring that a majority of Kenyans have access to facilities and embrace handwashing, our first line of defence against a myriad of communicable diseases.
The statistics are staggering. According to the latest report by the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately half of the world's population still lacks adequate access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene.
