In line with United Nations Mandate to promote global hygiene and maintain stringent hand washing measures as a universal culture, a non-government organisation, Centre for Health Enhancement and Social Development, CHESD, has urged Nigerians to inculcate the habit of hand-washing with soaps to prevent diseases like hepatitis A in order to ensure safer health for all.

It said that practising hand-washing may seem a simple behaviour, but it is rarely practiced globally.

The aim of the Global Hand-washing Day is to foster and support a general culture of hand-washing with soaps in all societies, with CHESD emphasising on the state of hand- washing in each country as well as raise awareness about the benefits of hand-washing with soaps.

In a statement by CHESD Board of Trustee Chairman, Mr Iria Ailendesuan made available to the AUTHORITY in Benin City, he said the main objective of the Global Hand- washing Day (GHD) is to promote hand washing and personal hygiene, which is the first line of defence against the spread of infections.

He explained that each year, over 200 million people celebrate Global Handwashing Day adding that the initiative is a campaign to motivate and mobilise people around the world.

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