From the title, I can imagine what you are thinking; which grown-ass person doesn’t know how to wash their hands? Well, have you ever wondered why in most bathrooms you find instructions on how to wash your hands and maintain hand hygiene? No? Neither have I.
So, with most folk still in the travelling mode for their summer holidays, it’s a good time to remember the importance of hand hygiene, which if you didn’t know, can be handy when it comes to preventing bugs and viruses (which would ruin your vacation).
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Actually, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), something as simple as practising basic hand hygiene discipline can be effective in avoiding a wide range of illnesses while travelling and is a key factor in reducing the spread of communicable diseases.
Topical antibacterial solutions are also handy
But then again, hand hygiene is not all about washing. You can use antibacterial or Povidone-iodine solutions like BETADINE against bacterial infections and viruses. This particular one has a 99.99 per cent kill rate in just 30 seconds after application against MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Streptococcus pyogenes and Candida albicans1. That said, Dr Ashraf Allam, Regional Vice-President of Mundipharma for Middle East and Africa Region, is sharing his best hand hygiene tips to help us stay healthy.
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Simple hand hygiene tips to follow while travelling
- Avoid touching public surfaces such as door handles as much as possible.
- Wash hands thoroughly with soap/disinfectant every couple of hours.
- Practice the golden handwash standard – use hot running water, lather hands with soap/ disinfectant, rub hands together and be sure to wash the back of hands, between fingers and fingernails.
- Trim fingernails to prevent an infected nail bed.
- Carry hand sanitizer packs consisting of at least 60% alcohol. When using an alcohol-based hand gel, be sure to run the product over all the surface of your hands and fingers until dry.
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