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Health Protection and Handwashing with Soap

Hands are very important in human life.

Men do almost everything in their work and life with hands.

Thus, hands touch many objects and are exposed to different viruses.

Sixty percent of diseases are reportedly transmitted through hands.

What is important in handwashing is washing with soap.

Simple washing of hands with soap alone can reduce the outbreak of diarrhoea by fifty percent and respiratory infections like pneumonia by almost twenty-five percent among children under five.

Handwashing with soap is an absolute must for protecting human health.


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