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Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, many businesses, including gyms, had to figure out how to protect their employees and gym members. Unfortunately, one of the main obstacles gyms face is related to ensuring gym members’ adherence to hygienic measures. Namely, while exercising, people tend to forget or neglect gym safety regulations. For this reason, we will discuss how to stop gym germs before they harm your members.

Enforcing strict sanitary measures is the most efficient way to ensure your gym members do not contract easily transmissible diseases. Also, it is not only the coronavirus that can endanger the health of gym users. Gym equipment, machines, mats, and other gym elements can be sources of E. coli, flu, and MRSA. In this respect, providing access to hand hygiene sanitizer dispensers alongside other preventive measures is something that can immensely help you in your effort to keep your clients safe in the gym.

And remember! Healthy clients raving about your dedication to keeping them safe is the best way to boost your gym’s reputation. In light of this, let’s look at which preventive measures you should introduce to your gym.

Spread out sanitation notices all around the gym

You can begin your sanitation mission by providing helpful information about hygiene all around your gym. Sometimes, people catch diseases in the gym simply because they are not adequately informed. To prevent such unfortunate oversights, you should tape down easily readable sanitation instructions in key spots all over the gym.

Aside from text, follow up the brief instructions with pictures or catchy warning phrases. Try not to write the warnings using complicated medical terms and long sentences. Instead, go for short, impactful, memorable, and even humorous notifications. For example, you can write something along the lines of:

• ‘Sanitize your hands all day and keep the Covid away’
• ’Don’t touch the machine if your hands aren’t completely clean’
• ‘CLEAN ME PLEASE’

Be sure to place the instructions in the locker rooms, toilets, machines, next to weights, mats, equipment, etc. Basically, wherever a lot of touching or human contact happens.

Warn people that they need to clean yoga matts before and after use.

Alt: a woman doing a plank on a clean yoga matt

Instruct gym-goers they need to be careful with water bottles, door knobs, lockers, etc.

Your fitness instructors, personal trainers, and other gym staff may also spread information about prevention techniques. In line with this, instruct your employees to draw gym members’ attention to what things they should avoid doing. So, point out places and surfaces in the gym they always need to disinfect before and after use.

Although your staff and your clients may think this is redundant, it is best if you do not leave anything to chance. One reason why hand sanitation is so crucial in the gym is that exercising makes people forget themselves. In other words, no matter how conscious and responsible the gym-goer is, moments of inattentiveness happen to the best of us.

People forget about their surroundings when they exercise.

People forget about their surroundings when they exercise.

So, whether they are weight-lifting, doing cardio, or yoga, they should always pay attention not to touch their water bottle cap unless they have sanitized their hands and the cap first. The same applies to lockers, locker keys, boxing gloves, and other often-touched pieces of gym equipment.

Also, it makes sense to choose automatized devices such as soap and sanitation liquid dispensers or lockers you can open remotely, or with a card. In this way, gym members are not exposed to germs since they do not have to touch anything.

Place hand sanitizer dispensers and other sanitation products everywhere

Be sure to provide easy and ample access to everything gym members need to sanitize their hands and equipment. In fact, you will see that people tend to make use of clean paper towels and hand sanitizer dispensers all the time if they do not have to search for them. So, if a hand sanitizer is within reach, there is a greater chance that you will stop gym germs before they harm your members.

Of course, other things can be used to supplement hand sanitizer dispensers in the gym. The COVID-19 pandemic has completely changed what hygienic standards in the gym look like. Antibacterial sprays, wipes, free masks, and other sanitation products have become indispensable when it comes to enforcing new precaution measures since the start of the pandemic.

Do not neglect feet protection in the gym

Interestingly enough, showers, locker room floors, and yoga mats are germ paradises because they are stomped on all the time. And by a lot of people. This means that ensuring hands and equipment are disinfected is, unfortunately, not enough. People can also spread contagious diseases through footwear.

Gym equipment should be sanitized before and after use.

Alt: a man holding a barbell in a gym.

Yes, that means that you have to encourage people to use disinfectant liquid not only on their hands but also on the soles of their shoes or feet if they exercise barefoot. Aside from this, the floors need to be wiped with strong disinfectants and cleaning solutions at least once an hour.

Another way to stop the spread of diseases is to deny entry to the showers without slippers or flip-flops. Gym users may start complaining, so instruct your staff to explain that even a micro-cut on their foot is enough to allow diseases into the bloodstream.

Smartphone sanitation

Contrary to popular belief, one of the greatest gym germ allies is not our hands. It is our smartphones. People make use of smartphones all the time while they are exercising. They might listen to music, follow a training session online, monitor their heartbeat or running speed… As useful as they are, smartphones are generally very unsanitary and, what’s more, rarely sanitized. To stop gym germs before they harm your members, make sure you draw attention to smartphones as carriers of disease.

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Set up a Suspicious Symptom Reporting Phone
The guidelines require all units to strengthen employee health monitoring, grasp the situation of employee mobility, and conduct health management by area according to local requirements. For example, people from severely affected areas should be observed at home or in centralized medical quarantine; employees who are in the quarantine period and living in collective dormitories should have their body temperature tested twice a day; and the health status of absentees should be known in a timely manner.
At the same time, each unit shall set up a telephone for reporting suspicious symptoms. When employees have fever and respiratory symptoms, they shall report to the unit in good faith. The unit shall summarize the health status of employees daily and report to the local disease control department.

Normal temperature before entering the unit

In terms of workplace epidemic prevention and control, the guidelines require strengthening the management of entry and exit personnel. Among them, units using fingerprint time attendance machines should be temporarily suspended and the entry and exit personnel should be registered by other methods. Each time an employee enters the unit or plant, they should take a temperature check at the entrance, and they can enter only when the temperature is normal. It is necessary to minimize the entry of non-unit personnel. If it is really necessary for the work, the body temperature should be detected, etc. before entering.
Where conditions permit, natural ventilation is preferred in the workplace. If the room temperature is reduced due to ventilation, staff should be reminded to wear appropriate clothing to keep warm. If an air conditioner is used, it should be ensured that the air supply is safe and adequate, and all the exhaust air is directly discharged to the outdoor. When the air conditioner is not used, the return air channel should be closed.
Hand washing equipment should be set up in the workplace, and the hand washing and spraying facilities should keep normal operation. If no hand-washing equipment is available, no-clean disinfection supplies should be provided.
In addition, public areas such as workplaces, canteens, elevators, toilets, sinks, commuting tools and related items should be regularly disinfected by a special person. Elevator buttons, door handles and other frequent contact parts should be appropriately increased the number of disinfection.

Commute or work from home at the wrong time
The guidelines emphasize the need to reduce staff gathering and collective activity. For example, to guide employees to line up in an orderly manner when using aisles, elevators, stairs, and smoking areas, to maintain proper spacing, and not to talk to others when smoking; to reduce the number of meetings that need to be held, shorten the time, control the scale, and maintain the air in the conference room Circulation is encouraged, and video or telephone conferences are encouraged. In principle, each employee’s collective dormitory does not exceed 6 people, and the average per capita is not less than 2.5 square meters. Depending on the actual situation, it can adopt the wrong time to work, flexible work system or home office.
In addition, the unit should appropriately extend the dining room dining time, implement peak shift dining, conditionally use lunch boxes, and scattered meals; strengthen the use of recycled tableware to clean and disinfect, and use disposable tableware without disinfection conditions; employees should avoid meals Sit face to face and don’t talk to others.

A separate observation area must be established

The guidelines require each unit to establish a separate observation area. When employees have suspicious symptoms, go to the area for temporary isolation and report to the local disease control department in time, and arrange for the employees to seek medical treatment in accordance with relevant regulations.
When employees with suspicious symptoms are found, the unit should immediately isolate their work posts and dormitories, and further close their offices, workshops and other office units and living quarters such as employee dormitories based on medical observations. Unrelated personnel are strictly prohibited from entering, and professional guidance Disinfect its activities and use items. Cooperate with relevant parties to make preventive and control measures for close contacts.
For units that have found cases, the epidemiological investigation of cases, follow-up management of close contacts, and disinfection of epidemic sites should be strengthened. Units that have spread the epidemic should temporarily close their workplaces based on the severity of the epidemic and resume production after the epidemic is under control.

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Before Travel Tips

Learn about health concerns at your destination
Even if you’re familiar with your destination, new and important health concerns could make or break your trip. Once you are in the know, make an appointment with a travel medicine specialist or your health care provider at least a month before your trip to get vaccines, medications, and health advice for yourself and your children. Even if you are leaving soon, a visit to the a doctor is still valuable.

Pack a travel health kit
Your travel health kit may include prescription and over-the-counter medicines (enough to last your whole trip, plus a little extra), sunscreen, alcohol-based hand sanitizer, first aid supplies, health insurance card, insect repellent, and condoms. Pack your prescription drugs and any must-have items in your carry-on in case your luggage gets lost.

Get safety information
For the latest safety updates and help in an emergency, enroll with theSmart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP). Use the US State Department website to monitor travel advisories at your destination.

Plan for the unexpected
Leave copies of your itinerary, contact information, credit cards, and passport with someone at home, in case you lose them during travel. Also, find out if your health insurance covers medical care abroad—many plans do not! Consider buying additional insurance that covers international health care and emergency evacuation, especially if you are traveling to remote areas.

During Your Trip

 

Prevent mosquito bites

• Dengue. Countries in the Americas,Africa, and Asia are reporting large dengue outbreaks. Protect yourself bypreventing mosquito bites.
• Malaria. Malaria is a risk in parts of Africa, Asia, and Central and South America. Talk to your doctor about what anti-malaria medicine you can take before, during, and after your trip.

• Always wear seat belts and choose safe transportation
  Road accidents are the number one killer of Americans abroad. Buckle up and choose safe transportation. Ride only in marked taxis or ride-sharing vehicles, and avoid overcrowded, overweight, or top-heavy buses or vans. Be alert when crossing the street, especially in countries where people drive on the left. Children should always ride in age-appropriate car seats, even when traveling abroad. Bring car seats with you when you travel, because they may not be available or meet U.S. safety standards in many countries.
• Prevent bug bites
  Bugs, including mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, and some flies, can spread diseases that can cause death or severe and lasting consequences. Use an EPA-registered insect repellent made with one of the following active ingredients: DEET, picaridin, IR3535, oil of lemon eucalyptus (OLE), para-menthane-diol (PMD), or 2-undecanone. Follow instructions on the label carefully and reapply as directed. Remember the sunscreen/bug spray rule: Always apply sunscreen BEFORE bug spray!
• Choose food and water carefully
  Contaminated food or drinks can cause travelers’ diarrhea and other diseases. Travelers’ diarrhea is the most common travel-related illness, especially in children. In developing countries, eat and drink safely. Eat only food that has been fully cooked and served hot. Do not eat fresh vegetables or fruits unless you can peel them yourself. Drink only bottled, sealed beverages, and avoid ice—it was likely made with tap water.
• Protect yourself in any temperature
  When traveling to hot or cold climates, take steps to prevent temperature-related illnesses, injuries, and death. Wear sunscreen with SPF 15 or higher outdoors. Remember that sun protection isn’t just for the beach—you can get a sunburn even if it’s cloudy or cold! Protect yourself from extreme temperatures and sun exposure.

After You Return

If you are not feeling well when you get home, let your doctor know where you have been, including all the places you went on your trip and what you did there. This information will help your doctor consider diseases or conditions not typically seen in the United States. Remember, some travel-related illnesses may not cause symptoms until after you get home.

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As we highlighted in our hygiene guide for socio-health centers, cleaning and disinfection, as well as personal hygiene of both patients and technical health personnel, are basic actions to avoid the dreaded nosocomial infections.
In this article we present an infographic with the 8 articles that Papematic considers essential for hygiene in the social and health centers.
Among them, we highlight the following products, although this does not mean that there are no other equally important ones.

Hand Medic hand conditioner
Tissfil nonwoven fabric
Waste bags
Mild Foam Soap
Dosely impregnation system
Supersorb
Microdor
Purell hydroalcoholic gel

Hand Medic hand conditioner

The Hand Medic hand conditioning cream not only moisturizes the skin but also acts as a barrier against germs. This product is especially useful for sanitary technical personnel, who may suffer from dry hands after washing several times or applying products for disinfection.

Tissfil nonwoven fabric

Nonwoven fabric is the best alternative to microfiber cloths to clean surfaces and apply detergents or disinfectants. Among its main advantages, it stands out that it has a great capacity to drag and absorb and leaves no trace. In Papelmatic we have created tissfil, our own range of products for nonwoven fabric.

Waste bags

Some of the waste generated in the social and health centers, in the same way as in hospitals, is of a specific type. Therefore, they should be discarded, not only in differentiated containers, but also in specific waste bags. These are the GII bags, which are thicker than usual and are specially approved for the collection of sanitary waste.

Mild Foam Soap

The soap in Mild Foam loads stands out for being a skin-friendly soap but, above all, for presenting a composition free of dyes and aromas. This positions it as a hypoallergenic product and especially indicated for sanitary tasks, since it does not cause any type of reaction. In addition, it is highly effective against bacteria.

Dosely impregnation system

Dosely is an impregnation system that can be incorporated into cleaning trolleys. Optimizes the consumption of cleaning chemicals, as it dispenses the amount necessary to impregnate cloths or mops quickly and conveniently.

Supersorb

Supersorb is an enzyme-based compound that facilitates the collection of liquid or semi-liquid biological waste by solidification. In addition, it has natural enzymes that superficially absorbs bad odors.

Microdor

Microdor is a deodorizer that can be used in addition to Supersorb or individually. Its composition based on natural enzymes disintegrates bad odors instead of masking them, as is the case with air fresheners. In addition, it has very low levels of toxicity.

Hydroalcoholic gel

Hydroalcoholic gel eliminates 99.99% of hand germs and, best of all, does not require rinsing. What differentiates it from other hand antiseptics is that, being in gel format, it prevents dripping.

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5 Super Clean Facts About Hand Hygiene

1. Handwashing equals happiness

   According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, handwashing can prevent 1 in 3 diarrhea-related illnesses and 1 in 5 infections, including the flu.

2. Beware the twin killers for kids

   About 1.4 million children under age 5 die from diarrheal diseases and pneumonia — the two most deadly afflictions for children worldwide.

3. The dirty secret of public restrooms

   The CDC also reports that only 31 percent of men and 65 percent of women washed their hands after using a public restroom.

4. Handwash your way to health

   Using antibiotics creates antibiotic resistance. Handwashing prevents many sicknesses, so people need less antibiotics. Therefore, less antibiotic resistance.

5. Sneezes are mini hurricanes

   A typical human sneeze exits the body at about 200 miles per hour and emits around 40,000 droplets into the air.

    

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Worldwide, millions of people are affected annually by at least one infection associated with health care. It is estimated that in developing countries 15% of patients admitted to hospitals and 34% of patients in intensive care units develop an infection associated with their health care.

This situation translates into significant financial losses for health systems, mainly due to the increase in days of hospital stay, and the fact that it is necessary to prescribe more expensive medications, but the most serious of the infections associated with health care. Health are its consequences on people, since they affect the most fragile patients, usually induce long-term disabilities and in many cases, they result in a significant increase in avoidable mortality.

The fact that infections are the most common adverse effect of health care in the world is very worrying and unacceptable, since most of these infections can be prevented through simple, low-cost interventions such as hand washing . Hands are the most powerful tools of health professionals. With them we feel our patients, identify their medical conditions and provide them with support and hope. However, our hands can also be a source of danger for our patients because they are the main route of infection transmission.

Hand hygiene at the right time saves lives and is an indicator of the quality and biosecurity of health services. Therefore, we must continue to strengthen their practice and ensure that hand washing is done with the correct technique at five key moments:
1. before touching the patient,
2. before performing a clean / aseptic task,
3. After being exposed to body fluids,
4. after touching the patient, and
5. After being in contact with the patient’s environment.

Today, handwashing is even more important as it is key to addressing one of the biggest challenges we face today that can put decades of progress in medicine and public health at risk. This great challenge is that of antimicrobial resistance.

The misuse and overuse of antimicrobials has increased the number of microorganisms resistant to treatments that historically helped save millions of lives. For example, although on a global scale the incidence of tuberculosis has been declining since 2000, this progress is threatened by the increase in cases of multi-drug resistant and extremely resistant tuberculosis. Likewise, the increasingly frequent occurrence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus golden infections is observed, with a probability of dying 64% higher than patients with non-resistant infections.

Recognizing the seriousness of this situation, in recent years the issue of antimicrobial resistance has acquired great relevance on the international agenda, with the adoption of Resolutions and action plans by PAHO Member States and WHO (WHA67 .25, WHA 68.7 of 2015, and CD54.R15). Moreover, the world leaders gathered at the General Assembly of the United Nations in 2016 pledged to adopt a comprehensive and coordinated strategy to address the root causes of antimicrobial resistance in multiple sectors, especially in human health, Animal health and agriculture.

On the other hand, on February 27, the WHO published its first list of antibiotic resistant priority pathogens. This list includes the 12 families of bacteria most dangerous to human health for having acquired resistance to a high number of antibiotics. This list seeks to promote and guide the research of new antibiotics and therefore these 12 families of bacteria are categorized according to the degree of urgency with which new antibiotics are needed. Bacteria have been classified in those with critical priority, high priority or medium priority. It is important to note that the critical priority group includes bacteria such as Klebsiella, E. Coli, Serratia, and Proteus, which are especially dangerous in contexts where health services are provided because they can cause serious and lethal infections, such as sepsis and pneumonia.

Recognizing that deficiencies in infection prevention and control favor the emergence of antimicrobial resistance, the Global Plan of Action on Antimicrobial Resistance, approved at the 68th World Health Assembly, calls for improved prevention and control of Infections both in the community and in healthcare centers, using proper hand hygiene as one of the main strategies.

We can all help promote proper hand hygiene at the right time. Our call to action is addressed:

To the health personnel to clean their hands at the right times and thus stop the spread of antibiotic resistance.
To the Directors, Managers and Administrators of the hospitals, to implement infection prevention and control programs designed to protect their patients from resistant infections.
To decision makers and policy makers, to make infection prevention and hand hygiene a national political priority.
To the leaders in infection prevention and control, so that they implant the essential components for the prevention and control of WHO infections, including hand hygiene, in the care establishments, in order to combat antimicrobial resistant infections.
Failure to take urgent and forceful actions to combat this global problem, the list of resistant pathogens can grow and endanger millions of lives. In this context, antimicrobial resistance represents a political and social challenge that we must address not only from the health sector, but from an intersectoral perspective.

Our colleagues in the agriculture, livestock, veterinary, economics and research and development promotion sectors must join this effort. We also need to add the population, sensitizing the general public about the danger it represents today and for future generations to lose the effectiveness of antimicrobials. The fight against antimicrobial resistance is in the hands of all of us.

Links of interest:

WHO publishes the list of bacteria for which new antibiotics are urgently needed
Campaign page “Save Lives: clean your hands”
PAHO page on antimicrobial resistance

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Recent studies indicate that electronic devices can play an important role in hand hygiene compliance. Venkatesh conducted a prospective, interventional study to evaluate the use of an electronic device to measure and impact hand hygiene practices and control transmission of VRE in a 30-bed academic medical center hematology unit. The researchers identified 8,235 measurable hand hygiene opportunities during the study, with compliance improvement from 36.3 percent at baseline to 70.1 percent during the second phase of the study. The use of audible alerts improved hand hygiene compliance for both the day shift and the night shift, as well as across rooms with higher HCW traffic and lower HCW traffic.

Swoboda  attempted to determine through a three-phase study whether electronic monitoring of hand hygiene and voice prompts could improve hand hygiene and decrease infection rates in a 14-bed, university hospital-based surgical intermediate care unit. Phase I was electronic monitoring and direct observation; phase II was electronic monitoring and computerized voice prompts for failure to perform hand hygiene on room exit; and phase III was electronic monitoring only. All patient rooms, utility room and staff lavatory were monitored electronically. Participants included all healthcare personnel including physicians, nurses, nursing support personnel, ancillary staff, all visitors and family members, and any other personnel interacting with patients on the unit. All patients with an intermediate care unit length of stay greater than 48 hours were followed for hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). Electronic monitoring was conducted during all phases, with computerized voice prompts during phase II only. The researchers evaluated a total of 283,488 electronically monitored entries into a patient room with 251,526 exits for 420 days (10,080 hours and 3,549 patient days). Compared with phase I, hand hygiene compliance in patient rooms improved 37 percent during phase II and 41 percent in phase III. When adjusting for patient admissions during each phase, point estimates of HAIs decreased by 22 percent during phase II and 48 percent during phase III; when adjusting for patient days, the number of infections decreased by 10 percent during phase II and 40 percent during phase III. Although the overall rate of HAIs significantly decreased when combining phases II and III, the association between HAIs and individual phase was not significant. The researchers concluded that electronic monitoring provided effective ongoing feedback about hand hygiene compliance.

Swoboda also hypothesized that both patient isolation and electronic hand hygiene prompts incrementally improve hand hygiene of HCWs compared with non-isolation rooms. They conducted a prospective, 14.5-month, three-phase electronic surveillance study of hand hygiene behavior on an intermediate care unit with nine patient rooms (three isolation rooms and six non-isolation rooms); phase I was electronic observation, phase II was electronic observation with automated voice messages urging hand hygiene, and phase III was electronic observation. Electronic sensors monitored room entries and exits and use of all sinks and all soap dispensers. Phase I (1,616 patient-days) HCWs were 49 percent more likely to wash their hands in isolation rooms versus non-isolation rooms; phase II (1,390 patient-days) and phase III (543 patient-days) healthcare workers were 59 percent more likely to wash their hands in isolation versus non-isolation rooms, P = .001. The researchers concluded that HCWs improve hand hygiene when constrained by isolation rooms, that electronic voice prompts further improve hand hygiene behavior, and that both physical and auditory reminders improve hand hygiene.

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10 tips for disease prevention and hygiene during travelling:

1. Do not eat anything that can not be cooked or peeled and avoid street food and open water bottles. Also beware of ice cubes. Drinks should always be ordered without ice.
2. Salad is a taboo in tropical countries because washing with contaminated water also contaminates this particularly sensitive food.
3. Wash your teeth with drinking water in a plastic bottle or for single use if possible – or with boiled water.
4. Parents who change their children in public toilets should disinfect the changing tables first, using a disinfectant spray. Toilet glasses should also always be carefully cleaned before use.
5. Wash your hands regularly. Especially after using the toilet and before meals. Sometimes water is not available on the road: think of sprays or disinfecting wipes for cleaning hands.
6. Take the hygiene of your place of accommodation seriously. This is how you will get an apartment / room / tent without rodents or insects. Avoid contact with both domestic and wild animals. Protect yourself as much as possible against mosquito bites, using all common means.
7. Even small wounds should be treated neatly and quickly. Always disinfect wounds and wounds.
8. Avoid contact with water in nature and with the ground, do not walk barefoot.
9. Have your doctor check any temperature spike, fever or other disturbance of your health as soon as possible. If you have symptoms or fevers when you return, tell your doctor about your recent trip.
10. Avoid sexual contact, use condoms.

This information is a summary and should not be the sole basis for decisions related to your condition. Consult your doctor or pharmacist if you have a medical question. An internet search does not replace a consultation by a professional.

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Diarrhea is one of the leading causes of death in children younger than 5 years of age, killing more than 160,000 children each year. Washing hands with soap is an effective and economical way to prevent diarrhea and acute respiratory infections such as the flu. However, the proportion of hand washing around the world is very low, accounting for only 3% to 30%. Dr. Stephen Laby of the International Center for Diarrhoeal Diseases said that many diseases in the world are spread by hand. Either through direct hand contact between people, or the hands of the bacteria contaminate the food and spread through the food. Therefore, the importance of washing hands is not only to protect the hand washing person, but also to block the spread chain of the bacteria and protect others.

Ms. Therese Dooley, Senior Health Adviser at UNICEF, believes that soaping is an effective and inexpensive means of preventing diseases such as diarrhoea. It is necessary to incorporate soaping into the agenda of child survival, growth and education.

The school is the most concentrated place for children, and it is also a learning center with the necessary venue for teaching. A child is like a blank sheet of paper, and it is easy to accept new ideas. Children between the ages of 2 and 5 are the easiest to cultivate. At the same time, because of the concentration of the school population, it is also easy to cause the problem of disease transmission. In addition, students are a link to parents who teach the knowledge of hand washing learned at school to their parents. Cultivating students’ good hand-washing habits can also have long-term effects. If the younger generation has this good hygiene habit, then the next generation will be well inherited.

As for other effective ways to prevent diarrhea, Stephen Laby mentioned that it can improve water quality, reduce water pollution, and some vaccine products have also proven to effectively protect us from diarrhea.

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In Ghana, diarrhea causes 25% of the deaths of children under five and nine million episodes of illnesses could be avoided by washing hands with soap.

The campaign had a triple level of action: dissemination in the mass media, demonstration activities that showed the difference between clean and dirty hands and a territorial level program that included schools, health centers and communities.

The results of the campaign were really successful, six months after the start, handwashing with soap among mothers was above 80%. This handwashing program in Ghana made pollution visible to the Ghanaian public for the first time and allowed the importance of hygiene to be transmitted effectively and in response to the new communication and marketing modes prevailing.

It was important to demonstrate that public-private collaboration in these important aspects that affect health can be effective if one works with transparency and with mutual respect.

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