Do you know how many children die from communicable diseases that are transmitted via poor hand hygiene globally every year? According to the World Health Organisation, nearly half a million! Do you know how many children die annually from poor hand hygiene in Nigeria? According to UNICEF, it’s over 150,000.
Those are scary numbers for something that could easily be prevented with a bar of Dettol soap and a bowl of clean water.
As the world marks Global Hand Washing day on October 15th, we’ve put together a list of 5 diseases and infections borne of poor hygiene that are amongst the leading causes of death globally:
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Influenza: Influenza is an acute viral infection that primarily attacks the upper respiratory tract, including the nose, throat, bronchi and, less frequently, the lungs. Worldwide, these annual epidemics are estimated to result in about 3 to 5 million cases of severe illness, and about 290 000 to 650 000 deaths.
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