What is the theme and importance of World Hand Hygiene Day?

Lifestyle: Since childhood, we are told in our schools and homes how important it is to wash hands. Why is it important to wash hands after coming from outside or after coming from the washroom? Washing hands helps prevent infection from many diseases. Therefore, World Hand Hygiene Day is celebrated every year on 5th May. The purpose of celebrating this day is that people should be aware of hand hygiene and prevent the spread of diseases. In this article, we are going to tell what is the theme of World Hand Hygiene Day this year and why hand washing is important and what is the right way to wash hands. Let’s find out.

What is this year’s theme?
In 2009, the World Health Organization started the “Save Life: Clean Your Hands” campaign. Through its campaign, an attempt is made to spread awareness about how important it is to take care of hand hygiene. World Hand Hygiene Day is celebrated every year to promote this campaign.

This year the theme of World Hand Hygiene Day is to provide innovative and effective training and education to health workers about hand hygiene and disease prevention. Through this theme, hand hygiene is to be promoted, so that it can help in preventing diseases in the health field.

When is it necessary to wash hands?
after using the washroom
before cooking
before and after meals
After touching animals or giving them food or water
After cleaning up animal feces
after sneezing, coughing, or blowing the nose
Before and after applying medicine to the injury
after cleaning or touching garbage
after meeting someone who is sick
Wash your hands first after returning home from outside.
after changing baby’s diaper
before or after feeding children

How to clean hands?
To prevent the spread of diseases through hands, it is important to clean hands thoroughly. Using water alone does not kill germs on your hands and can make you or someone around you sick. Therefore it is important that you clean your hands thoroughly.

First of all wet your hands with water.
Now using soap or hand wash, lather your hands thoroughly.
Now clean both your hands by rubbing them thoroughly. Don’t forget to clean between the fingers, under the nails and the back of the hands.
Rub your hands for at least 20-30 seconds, so that germs and dust can be cleaned thoroughly.
After this, clean your hands thoroughly with water and wipe them with a towel or handkerchief.