Handwashing
Hand washing is one of the best ways to protect yourself and your family by:
- Getting rid of germs and avoiding getting sick.
- Maintaining personal hygiene.
Hand washing means cleaning the hands either by:
- Washing hands with soap and water.
- Using hand sanitizer (alcohol-based hand sanitizer including foam or gel).
When to wash hands:
- After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.
- Before and after using the bathroom.
- If the hands are contaminated.
- After touching animals, their food, or their waste.
- Before and after close contact with infected individuals.
- After playing.
- After touching the garbage.
How do you wash your hands?
- Wet your hands with water.
- Apply a sufficient amount of soap to cover the surface of the hand.
- Rub the soap using the palms of your hands.
- Rub the palm of one hand against the palm of the other hand, interlacing the fingers.
- Rub the palm of the right hand on the back of the left hand with the fingers overlapping and vice versa.
- Rub the back of the fingers with the palm of the other hand, bringing the fingers together.
- Vigorously rub circularly, with the fingers of the right hand cupped in the palm of the left hand and vice versa.
- Circularly rub the left thumb inside the palm of the right hand and repeat in reverse.
- Rinse your hands with water.
- Dry your hands well with a disposable towel.
- Use the towel to turn off the water tap.
- Your hands are now safe.
Duration: 40 to 60 seconds
How do you sterilize your hands with disinfectant solutions?
- Place one spray of the solution on the palm of your hand.
- Rub the palm of one hand against the palm of the other hand, interlacing the fingers.
- Rub the palm of the right hand on the back of the left hand with the fingers interlaced and vice versa.
- Rub the back of the fingers with the palm of the other hand, bringing the fingers together.
- Circularly rub the left thumb inside the palm of the right hand and repeat in reverse.
- Your hands are clean once they are dry.
Duration: 20 to 30 seconds