WHO promotes hand-washing to combat the spread of germs


Schoolchildren wash their hands during an activity for the upcoming Global Handwashing Day in Lima October 12, 2009. October 15 has been appointed to become Global Handwashing Day in accordance with the year 2008 as the International Year of Sanitation by the UN. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo (PERU SOCIETY)

PETALING JAYA: The role of hand hygiene in preventing the spread of drug-resistant germs is the focus of the World Health Organisation’s annual “SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands” campaign this year.

Launched yesterday, the campaign is in line with WHO’s recently-released report on Antimicrobial Resistance: Global Report on Surveillance.

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