Have you heard about such a holiday as an international day of washing hands? Did not hear? And there really is such a holiday. Then what is the date of the celebration of the World Day of Washing Hands, you reasonably ask? And surely you will be interested, what is so remarkable about this event?
International Handwashing Day was celebrated on October 15, within the framework of the Sanitary Year (2008), on the proclamation of the United Nations General Assembly. Do you think it's funny? Not at all! If you understand the statistics and medical cents, then all in one voice say that people can not wash their hands. Since a large number of people do not just suffer from serious diseases caused by dirty hands, many even die. This is particularly true of people in Africa and Central Asia.
My hands on science
International Handwashing Day draws people's attention to the fact that hands need to be cleaned with quality and with soap.
In 2013. scientists at the University of Michigan conducted a study of how thoroughly people wash their hands after visiting the restroom. To do this, a camera was installed near the washbasin of the public toilet. The results were stunning, out of 3,749 people who visited the bathroom, only 5% washed their hands properly. 7% of women and 15% of men did not wash their hands at all. And only 50% of men and 78% of women used soap. So the International Handwashing Day is trying to draw the attention of the world's population to the fact that hands need to be washed more often, while doing so must be done with soap.
How to wash your hands properly? Experts say that it needs to be done in warm water, soaking well the skin areas. The procedure should last at least 20 seconds. If you doubt how much, correctly count the time. You can perform the song "Happy birthday to you" in an inner voice, about the same rhythm as that performed by Merlin Monroe . At the final notes, you can rest assured, all the harmful microbes that settled on your hands are destroyed. Wipe your hands best with paper towels, especially for large families with young children. Rag towels are left with bacteria, especially with poor washing, which then migrate to the skin of another person. Thus, even if you washed your hands in good faith and carefully, after wiping they still remained dirty.
A few years ago on the Day of Washing Hands, on October 15, the people of Bangladesh held a mass action, in which 53 thousand people took part. So, all these people, all 53 thousand at the same time, washed their hands.
Hand washing increases mood
You can be surprised how much you want, but if you follow the example of the people of Bangladesh and are more careful to wash your hands,