World Hand Washing Day (How to do the right hand washing?)
The right handwashing method was shown at the event held in Ankara on the occasion of World Handwashing Day on 15 October.
As part of the World Hand Washing Day on October 15th, an awareness event was organized in Başkant Ankara. Water and Nutrient Transmission Unit Midwife Çiğdem Bayır, "Our hands are not cleaned properly and cause many infections, respiratory diseases and diarrhea only some of them," he said.
Lower respiratory tract infections and diarrhea are the first two distributions of death burden worldwide. It is stated that the development of hygiene education and handwashing by the World Health Organization are simple and cost-effective practices that can reduce diarrhea cases by up to 45 percent.
The General Directorate of Health Promotion of the Ministry of Health organized an event in which the importance of handwashing was explained in 11 steps by highlighting the importance of hand hygiene within the scope of World Hand Washing Day on 15 October.
'HEALTH IS IN OUR HAND'
Within the scope of the activity carried out in a shopping center, it was practically explained that our hands were not actually cleaned with classical washing methods, but that real hygiene could be provided if the methods determined for this application were washed. With the slogan "Health is in Our Hands uzman, the experts in the booth made scientific data on the awareness of hand hygiene to citizens, the ways of correct handwashing and the future targets of hand hygiene awareness in the society. In the shopping malls, posters related to correct handwashing were also hung in store entrances and toilet information boards. A public spot, which has been prepared for hand hygiene, was broadcasted via a screen placed on the area.
Pointing to the importance of handwashing and the correct handwashing method General Directorate of Public Health Water and Nutrient Infectious Diseases unit midwife Çiğdem Bayır, "In our daily life, we always use our hands for the most microorganisms, bacteria here. We do not wash our hands effectively and properly. The World Health Organization has designated October 15 as World Hand Washing Day to raise awareness and encourage proper handwashing. "
RIGHT HAND WASHING TECHNIQUE
Stating that there is no awareness about the correct handwashing in our community, Bayır said, "We wash our hands, but if we use only the water, we can wash up to 100% germs if they are washed with the right time and technique. The right time is 30 seconds and the right technique is applied 12 steps. also do not recommend the use of solid soap in terms of hygiene, "he said.
12 steps to be applied in hand washing; wetting the hands with water, getting enough soap, rubbing the palms, rubbing the palms of the fingers, rubbing the palms with each other, rubbing the inside of the fingers with the clamping of each other, rubbing the fingers with the palm of the hand, using the towel with the towel, in the form of closing the tap with paper towels.
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