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 ...

Poor hand washing practices are key and most risk factor for affecting diarrhea, pneumonia and many other infectious diseases in Bangladesh, health experts told BSS. Proper hand washing before feeding ...

It is important to thoroughly wash your hands to reduce the risk of infectious diseases, not just the new coronavirus countermeasures, but one that is often overlooked is 'drying your washed hands.' ...

As the world prepares to mark global hand washing day, the UN children's fund (UNICEF) urged children, families and communities across the world to make hand washing with soap a priority to prevent ...

Proper hand washing and cleanliness are very important to prevent infection of the monkeypox virus, Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) Colombo, Consultant Paediatrician Dr. Deepal Perera said. He told the ...

ABUJA- THE Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof Joseph Utsev, Thursday, expressed optimism that with proper hand washing practice by Nigerians the death rate caused by diarrhea will be ...

Maynilad and Metro Pacific Water, together with private and public sector partners, join hands for their first-ever joint Global Handwashing Day campaign. When the pandemic struck, most of us found ...

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 ...

And you thought you mastered hand-washing as a kid. More than 50 percent of illness can be prevented with proper hand washing, according to the CDC. STOCK4B/Getty Images — -- intro: Everyone ...

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Failing to wash hands with soap - one of the cheapest and most effective health interventions - costs the lives of children and undermines efforts to meet a new ...