UNICEF Statistics states that 2-4 million children die from diarrhoea, in developing countries every year. To some extent, adults are also victims of this condition. Hand-Washing is one sure way of preventing/avoiding Diarrhoea and many other disease conditions.

At home, work, school, play even travel, one is exposed to germs. Hand-Washing goes a long way in minimizing the risk of infection. If properly and frequently done, it can cut death rate by half.

Washing your hands is the best way to stop germs from spreading.

• Germs are tiny organisms, or living things that can cause diseases.
• Germs are so small and sneaky that they can creep into our body without being noticed.
• Infact, germs are so tiny that you need to use a microscope to see them.
• When they get into our body, we don't know what hit us until we get the symptoms that say we have been attacked!

• Conjuctivities.
• Infectious Diarrhoea.
• Skin Infection.
• Enteric fever i.e. Typhoid

• after using the rest room.
• after cleaning around the house.
• after visiting or taking care of any sick friends or relations.
• after touching animals, including family pets.
• after blowing one's nose, coughing or sneezing.
• before and after eating or touching food(e.g. after helping with cooking or baking).
• after being outside (playing, gardening, back from the office)
• after leaving hospital premises.
• before feeding babies.

• Use warm water (not cold or hot) when you wash your hands. It helps to remove germs better.
• Use whatever soap you like. Some soap come in cool shapes and colors or smell nice, but whatever kind that gets you scrubbing is the kind you should use.
• Anti-bacterial soaps are OK to use, but regular soap works fine.

• Wet your hands.
• Apply liquid or clean bar soap or disinfectant.
• Place the bar soap on the rack and allow it to drain.
• Rub you hands vigorously together and scrub all surfaces front and back, to the wrists, finger webs and nail beds.
• Continue for 10 to 15 seconds. This ensures that as many germs as possible are washed away.
• Rinse very well, preferably under running water.
• Dry you hand (using towel or hand dryer).

• It costs very little to wash your hands.
• It costs alot more to treat germs.
• Don't under-estimate the power of hand Washing!
• The few seconds you spend at the sink could save your trips to the doctor's office.