In Nepal, more than 80 percent of people have been washing hands without the use of soap; the reason is-- illiteracy and lack of access to soap because of poverty.[break]
As diarrhea and respiratory diseases are caused if we do not wash hands, it should be taught to children from their early age right from the school.
The World Hand Washing Day- 2011 is observed on Saturday with the slogan ‘Let’s wash hands and protect ourselves from diseases’.
An awareness program was organized in Jawalakhel by the Ministry of Health, and Population, National Information and Communications Centre and the UNICEF, jointly.
On the occasion, Minister for Health and Population Rajendra Mahato said the message that we should wash hands should be reached to the masses.
Health Secretary Dr. Sudha Sharma said programs on this should be made practical and effective for keeping citizens healthy, whereas Joint Secretary Narayan Prasad Malegu and officiating chief of Department of Drinking Water and Drainage Birendra Pradhan also expressed their views.
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