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Investing in good hand hygiene is key to quality healthcare
Thorough cleaning of hands with soap helps prevent a range of diseases, including the biggest killers of under-fives globally: pneumonia and diarrhoea. PHOTO | SHUTTERSTOCK
The recent global pandemic created a fresh appreciation of handwashing. Suffice it to say — regularly is now second to nature. But this most simple of act remains beyond the reach of thousands of families within the region and around the world, hence placing most lives on the line.
However, according to recent statistics by the World Health Organisation (WHO), several households are yet to access a handwashing facility with soap and water, including half the population of those living in sub-Saharan Africa.
