Written by Walid Abdel Salam Tuesday, March 12, 2024 01:00 AM Revealed Ministry of Health and Population On the importance of washing hands, she explained that washing hands regularly contributes to preventing infection. The importance of washing hands is represented in the following points: –
1. Frequent hand washing with soap and water is the most important, simplest and cheapest way to prevent the transmission of diseases
2. Wash your hand with soap and water for 20 seconds, making sure that the soap reaches the entire surface of the hand, including the back of the hand, between the fingers and under the nails.
3. Your child’s commitment to washing hands is an important means of protecting him from the causes of infection.
4. Hand washing contributes to reducing the number of people suffering from diarrhea by about 23-40%.
5. Reducing work absence due to digestive system diseases among school children by 29-57%.
6. Reducing diarrheal diseases in people with weak immune systems by about 58%.
7. Reducing respiratory diseases, such as the common cold, by about 16-21%.
8. You must wash your hands when coughing and sneezing to avoid transmitting respiratory infections.
9. You must wash your hands after going to the bathroom and touching animals.
10. Using disinfectants is not a substitute for washing hands because they are very expensive and dry out the skin when used constantly.
The importance of washing hands
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