Hand hygiene is essential for maintaining health and preventing disease transmission, improving overall wellness. Key practices include regular hand washing, daily bathing, and proper sanitation techniques to remove pathogens. Maintaining good hand hygiene significantly reduces the risk of infectious diseases and decreases reliance on antibiotics.

1. IMPORTANCE OF HAND
WASHING

3. HAND HYGIENE
• HYGIENE IS A SERIES OF BEHAVIORS EXECUTED TO MAINTAIN HEALTH AND PREVENT THE
TRANSMISSION OF DISEASES FROM ONE PERSON TO ANOTHER.
• MAINTAINING GOOD HYGIENE IMPROVES OVERALL WELLNESS AND QUALITY OF LIFE.
• MANY PRACTICES COME UNDER GOOD HYGIENE MAINTENANCE, SUCH AS:

5. WHY HAND WASHING EVERYDAY
• REGULAR HAND WASHING -FOR QUALITY OF GOOD LIFE
• HAND SANITIZATION WITH ALCOHOL-BASED HAND SANITIZERS- TO PREVENT THE GERMS ENTRY
TO OUR BODY
• DAILY BATHING WITH SOAP AND WATER-TO REMOVE THE DIRTY , KEEP CLEAN, AWAY FROM THE
GERMS
• FACIAL CLEANLINESS- EVERYDAY THE HUMAN BODY EXCRETED LOT OF WASTE PRODUCT TO BE
REMOVE AND KEEP THE FACE CLEAN.
• NOT SHARING PERSONAL ITEMS – ITS ANOTHER WAY FOR TRANSMITTING THE INFECTION

7. • COVERING YOUR MOUTH AND NOSE WHILE SNEEZING OR COUGHING
WITH A TISSUE OR YOUR SLEEVE
• BRUSHING YOUR TEETH DAILY IN THE MORNING AND BEFORE GOING TO
BED- ITS BIGGEST AREA TO GET INFECTION TO YOUR BODY SO NEED TO
KEEP CLEAN EVERY DAY
• AVOID TOUCHING INFECTED OBJECTS OR SURFACES, AND IF YOU
ACCIDENTALLY CONTACT THEM, PROPERLY WASH OR SANITIZE YOUR
HAND TO GET RID OF PATHOGENS.

9. WHY IS CLEANING HANDS IMPORTANT?
• HAND WASHING IS ONE OF THE SIMPLE HABITS THAT HELPS IN PROTECTING
YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONE FROM MANY HEALTH CONDITIONS. MANY
GERMS GET DEPOSITED IN OUR FINGERNAILS, NAIL BEDS, OR IN-BETWEEN
OUR FINGER SPACE DURING WORK.
• THESE GERMS PROLIFERATE AND ARE INGESTED, WHICH LEADS TO MANY
DISEASES.

10. • NUMEROUS CONTAGIOUS DISEASES CAN SPREAD FROM CONTACT WITH AN
INFECTED PERSON, INCLUDING GASTROINTESTINAL, RESPIRATORY
INFECTIONS, AND COVID-19 INFECTIONS.
• APPROPRIATE HANDWASHING WITH SOAP AND WATER REMOVES KILLS
GERMS FROM OUR HANDS AND PREVENTS TRANSMISSION OF GERMS FROM
ONE PERSON TO ANOTHER.

11. PROPER HANDWASHING TECHNIQUE
• WE CAN’T KEEP OUR HANDS FREE FROM DISEASE-CAUSING PATHOGENS ALL THE TIME, AS
WE DO A LOT OF ACTIVITIES AND ACCUMULATE GERMS ON OUR HANDS.
• HAND WASHING IS ONE OF THE MOST POTENT WAYS TO SHIELD US FROM MANY
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
• FOLLOWING ARE PROPER STEPS FOR WASHING HANDS TO AVAIL MAXIMUM
PROTECTION:
• REMOVE THE ORNAMENTS
• TAKE 2.5 TO 3 ML OF SOAP SOLUTION/SANITIZER
• APPLY ALL OVER THE HANDS, DO PROPER RUBBING/FRICTION OF HANDS FOR 30
SECOND COMPLETED.
• WASH IN SAME STEP IF YOUR USING SOAP/SANITIZER MEAN GET DRY THEN DRY TO

12. WHEN TO WASH OR SANITIZE YOUR HANDS?
• AFTER RETURNING FROM OUTSIDE
• BEFORE AND AFTER PREPARING THE FOOD
• BEFORE AND AFTER EATING YOUR FOOD
• AFTER USING THE WASHROOM
• BEFORE AND AFTER CHANGING DIAPERS OR CLEANING YOUR CHILD
• BEFORE AND AFTER HELPING SICK PEOPLE
• AFTER TOUCHING YOUR FACE MASK OR EYE PROTECTOR

13. CONTINUED
• BEFORE CONTACTING YOUR EYES, NOSE, OR MOUTH
• AFTER TOUCHING CONTAMINATED SURFACES SUCH AS DOOR HANDLES,
SHOPPING CARTS, TABLES, OR ELECTRONIC DEVICES.
• AFTER COUGHING, SNEEZING, OR BLOWING YOUR NOSE
• AFTER TOUCHING ANY ANIMAL OR PET
• AFTER HANDLING WASTE AND GARBAGE

14. BENEFITS OF HAND HYGIENE MAINTENANCE
THE CRUCIAL ADVANTAGES OF HAND HYGIENE ARE:
• IT REMOVES AND KILLS MANY PATHOGENS FROM OUR HANDS, THUS PROTECTING US FROM MANY
INFECTIOUS DISEASES, SUCH AS DIARRHEA AND OTHER INTESTINAL CONDITIONS, EYE INFECTIONS,
AND INFECTIOUS RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS.
• IT INHIBITS THE TRANSMISSION OF MANY CONTAGIOUS DISEASES FROM ONE PERSON TO ANOTHER.
• IT HELPS IN DECREASING THE CHANCES OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE AS DEPENDENCY ON ANTIBIOTICS
DECREASES.

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