KIDAPAWAN, North Cotabato – Grade-school pupils at the Lanao Central Elementary School, one of the biggest public elementary schools here, were taught the proper way of hand washing during today’s ...

Hand washing is the single most effective way to reduce the spread of infections and contamination. Although common knowledge, it has taken a global pandemic to reinforce a practice as simple as ...

Director General of the National Agency for the Great Green Wall, Saleh Abubakar, has urged Nigerians to imbibe the culture of hand washing to prevent life-threatening diseases, including diarrhoea ...

A fluorescence test method was used to visually evaluate handwashing efficacy. Difficult-to-clean areas on skin such as skin folds and webbing between fingers were identified; specific washing ...

Hand hygiene is one of the simplest and most effective ways to prevent the spread of infections and diseases. Despite its importance, many myths exist, such as that using only water is enough or that ...

Importance of washing hands: Since childhood, people are taught to wash their hands and maintain some amount of hygiene, for it can keep infections and illnesses away. The habit of handwashing has ...