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Liberia celebrates Global Hand Washing Day |
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Written by Wellington Geevon Smith
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Wednesday, 15 October 2008 |
Liberia today joins member states of the United Nations to celebrate the first ever Global Hand Washing Day.
The day is in support of the United Nations General Assembly declaration of 2008 as the International Year of Sanitation.
According to a Ministry of Health release, the global hand washing day will reinforce the call for improved hygiene practices with a special focus on children.
The release said hand washing with soap is among the most effective and inexpensive ways to prevent diarrhea related diseases.
According to the ministry, every year, more than three point five million children do not celebrate their fifth birthday due to diarrhea related diseases.
The release said proper hand washing is an intervention that can help meet the Millennium Development Goal of reducing deaths among children under the age of 5 by two-thirds by 2015.
The release said the Health Ministry and its international partners have planned activities to observe the day.
The collaborating partners include UNICEF, WHO, Education Ministry, the Liberia Red Cross, ZOA Refugee Care and Concern World Wide.
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