Public rallied to take on hand washing as a habit

By Ivan Ssenabulya

The ministry of water and environment has implored the public to take on handwashing as a hygiene habit in a bid to fight avoidable diseases.

According to a recent Twaweza Sauti za Wananchi survey, more Ugandans were washing their hands with soap in 2020 following the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic but currently a general laxity has been noted.

The survey findings show that 8 out of 10 households (83%) had hand washing facilities with soap, attributed to increased awareness about preventing spread of COVID-19.

Martin Akonya, an environmental health officer at the ministry of water and environment says people should take on hand washing, tasking schools to carry on the message when they re-open.

The message comes ahead of the International Handwashing Day slated for tomorrow October 15^th.

The day, adopted to mobilize people around the world to improve their handwashing habits, will be marked under the theme; “Our Future is at Hand – Let’s Move Forward Together.”

Written by Noelyn Nassuuna