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Today, on 15 October, is the eighth annual Global Handwashing Day, launched by the World Health Organization (WHO).
As a major part of all infectious diseases are transmitted through hands, the WHO calls on this day especially to wash hands with soap for at least 30 seconds, especially before and after eating and using the toilet. Institutions such as kindergartens, schools, care homes and hospitals are particularly the target audience for this day and its message. For the children in the various steps projects too, washing their hands before and after eating in the soup kitchen is part of the daily ritual and is especially important there, because according to UNICEF around 3.5 million children worldwide die each year from diarrhoeal or respiratory diseases. These are mainly countries in Africa and South Asia.
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For the eighth time today, on 15 October, the international Handwashing Day, which was launched by the World Health Organization (WHO).
As a major part of all infectious diseases are transmitted through hands, the WHO calls on this day especially to wash hands with soap for at least 30 seconds, especially before and after eating and using the toilet. Institutions such as kindergartens, schools, care homes and hospitals are particularly the target audience for this day and its message. For the children in the various steps projects too, washing their hands before and after eating in the soup kitchen is part of the daily ritual and is especially important there, because according to UNICEF around 3.5 million children worldwide die each year from diarrhoeal or respiratory diseases. These are mainly countries in Africa and South Asia.
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