Know the 5-step hand wash routine to follow. The doctor also shared how to increase awareness about hand hygiene in children.

World Hand Hygiene Day 2023: We now know the importance of hand hygiene taught us by the dreaded COVID pandemic. ... hand hygiene makes a child s life healthier and thus happier.

Maintaining hand hygiene is important to prevent infectious diseases like COVID-19. Lack of hand hygiene is also to blame for rise in conjunctivitis, say doctors.

Hand hygiene is the #1 way to prevent the spread of disease, ... with older adults expected to outnumber children by the year 2034 for the first time in U.S. history.

Hygiene promotion is the most cost-effective health action to reduce diseases according to the World Bank. Latest statistics dated 2020 show 2.3 billion people lacked access to basic hygiene ...

Beyond Global Handwashing Day, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) ... "Clean Hands are Within Reach," underlines the need to address hand hygiene on a systemic level.

6. Maintaining Clean Nails and Hair. Regular grooming, particularly during the monsoon, is essential for maintaining hygiene. Set up routine grooming times for your kids, teaching them the proper ...

Mumbai: Fear and paranoia during Covid instilled in people the key hygiene habit of frequently washing hands, especially before eating or touching one’s face. The virus is on the wane and we are ...

Dr Urvi Maheshwari, internal medicine expert, Zynova Shalby Hospital in Ghatkopar West, says, "Proper hand hygiene could cut infection risk by 50 per cent. 8 out of 10 people, including children ...