Global Handwashing Day (GHD) is an international hand washing promotion campaign designed to inspire and mobilize people all over the world to improve their hand washing habits. Hand washing at key points throughout the day, as well as soap washing, are both essential.
Every year on October 15th, Global Handwashing Day is observed. The global campaign aims to raise awareness of hand-washing with soap as an important factor in disease prevention. Handwashing can reduce respiratory and intestinal diseases by 25-50%.
The theme for this year Global Handwashing Day, “health care quality and safety climate or culture” encourages everyone in society to work together to realize the vision of universal access and practice of hand hygiene.
The Importance Of Handwashing
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), our hands are the primary routes of germ transmission; thus, handwashing is the single most important measure to prevent the spread of infections and keep people healthy.
According to the WHO, handwashing after using the restroom or before eating can reduce the risk of diarrhoea in children by more than 40%.
Handwashing, according to UNICEF, is likely to reduce the chances of COVID-19 infection by 36%. During COVID-19, people started washing their hands over and over again because they were afraid. People were afraid that if they did not stick to their routine, something bad would happen.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, if everyone washed their hands on a regular basis, 1 million deaths could be avoided each year.
Global Handwashing Day encourages and support a general culture of soap-washing in all societies. Bring attention to the state of handwashing in each country and raise awareness about the advantages of soap-free handwashing.
