Imagine
how great it would be if you or your family were never sick again from a
respiratory infection! Lets have a look on "Healthy Hand Wash Activity" The Special Initiative organised by BIT GLOBAL SCHOOL.
BIT Global School Principal Jyoti Sirohi says, "Healthy Hand Wash
Activity" is a campaign to
motivate and mobilize students to improve their hand washing habits by washing their hands with soap at critical moments
throughout each day. The campaign is dedicated to raising awareness of hand
washing with soap as a key approach to disease prevention.
The campaign was initiated to reduce childhood
mortality rates related respiratory and diarrheal diseases by introducing
simple behavioral changes, such as hand washing with soap.
This
simple, accessible action can, according to research, reduce the rate of
mortality from these diseases by almost 25 and 50 per cent.
Aims
The aims of "Healthy Hand Wash Activity" are to
·
Foster and support a
general culture of hand washing with soap in all societies.
·
Raise awareness about
the benefits of hand washing with soap.
The
4 Principles of "Healthy Hand Wash Activity"
1. WASH your hands when they are dirty and
BEFORE eating.
2.
DO NOT cough into your hands.
3.
DO NOT sneeze into your hands.
4. Above all, DO NOT put your fingers into
your eyes, nose, or mouth.
What diseases are these
you ask?
For example: The Flu, flu-like illness, The Ebola Virus, common cold,
conjunctivitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, bronchitis, bronchiolitis, pneumonia,
Coxsackie virus, Streptococcus, Pneumoccous, TB and more.
So what are you waiting for? Utilize the power that is in your hands to prevent the Flu.
