Hand Hygiene Day: 5 reasons why you need to wash your hands

Preventing health issues

Apart from practicing the habit regularly, washing your hands before and after eating helps prevent respiratory infections, diarrhoea, eye infections, and more

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Avoid gastric problems

Hands can carry bacteria like E. coli or viruses that cause the stomach flu. If not washed properly, the bacteria and viruses can spread to food and surfaces

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Protects eyes

Not washing dirty hands can cause redness, irritation, itching, and even conjunctivitis (pink eye). Those who wear contact lenses have to be more careful

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Transmitting viruses and bacteria

By just scrubbing your hands for 20 seconds, you can avoid transmitting viruses and bacteria to yourself and others, especially after you sneeze and cough

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Decreases risk of infection

One of the most important reasons you need to wash your hands is to cut the risk of infection by 40 per cent to 50 per cent, thus avoiding sicknesses

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