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Why hand hygiene education must go on past pandemic
Winnie Chepkoech (left) and Ivy Muhash, pupils at Sosiani Primary School in Eldoret, wash hands on Monday when Grade Four and Standard Eight pupils resumed learning following months of Covid-19-enforced closure. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA | NMG
It is Global Handwashing Day today. So what? you might ask. Well, it is a day to remember the importance of hand hygiene as one of the most effective and cheapest ways to keep the coronavirus at bay.
And not just the coronavirus, we know that access to safe water, adequate sanitation, and proper hygiene (WASH) education can reduce illness and death and have an impact on poverty reduction and socio-economic development.
