Hand washing awareness drive held

Hand washing awareness drive held

Harshabab Sidhu
Nabaz-e-Punjab, Mohali, December 18:
A hand washing awareness drive was conducted at Amcare Hospital, Zirakpur on Friday. During drive the patients and attendants were advised to hygiene hands even after post-pandemic by hospital para-medical staff.
Speaking during the occasion, Dr Rachit Duggal, critical care specialist said that according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hand washing can prevent 1 in 3 diarrhea-related illnesses and 1 in 5 infections, including the flu.
The hands are the first way which transmits germs and the cross-transmission of these organisms to others occurs when we fail to wash hands effectively. Touching the eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands and making or eating food with the same hands may spread them out to those we do not want, he said.
Dr Duggal further informed that the awareness activity focused on the six steps of hand washing including rubbing palms, rubbing back of your hands, interlinking the fingers, cupping the fingers, clean thumb and rub palms with fingers.
Using soap to wash hands is more effective than using water alone because the surfactants in soap lift soil and microbes from the skin, and people tend to scrub hands more thoroughly when using soap, which further removes germs. Sanitizers can be used in many situations. However, disinfectants do not eliminate all types of bacteria. The best way to do this is to carry soap or hand wash in your pocket all the time as recommended by experts, he opined.