Today, World Handwashing Day is being observed around the world. The Corona virus epidemic has shown how hand washing alone can prevent not only covid 19 but also many other diseases.
According to the United Nations, 1.9 billion people worldwide currently lack access to hand washing facilities (water or soap). These people do not wash their hands after using the toilet, before and after eating.
Even in Pakistan, 40% of the population lacks hand washing facilities and awareness.
According to experts, germs mostly enter the human body during eating and drinking. Hand, foot and mouth diseases, skin infections, hepatitis A and stomach diseases can also target us due to the habit of not washing hands.
In Pakistan alone, 53,000 children die of diarrhea every year, and in Pakistan alone, there are currently 2.2 million deaths worldwide each year from diseases that can only be prevented by proper hand washing.
These diseases include colds, flu, pneumonia, hepatitis, and respiratory illnesses.
According to a report, proper hand washing reduces the risk of diarrhea by 30% and the risk of various respiratory diseases by 20%. In addition, hand washing reduces the risk of cholera, Ebola virus, SARS virus and hepatitis.
On the other hand, medical experts have also called hand washing an important weapon against coronavirus.
Experts say that the habit of cooking, eating and hand washing before feeding children should be made a part of one's life and it should also be made an integral part of children's training.
