Minister Urges Nigerians To Imbibe Culture Of Hand Washing - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 10, 2019
The Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu has called on Nigerians to imbibe the culture of using soap to wash their hands many times to prevent diseases and improve the health of the nation.
He made thecall at a news conference to commemorate the 2019 Global Hand Washing Day withthe theme: ”Clean Hands for All” today in Abuja.
Adamu saidthat the inequity in hand washing facilities and effective hand washingpromotion programme would put individuals at higher risk for diseases thatwould impact their health, education and the economy of the nation.
The Ministernoted that the importance of hand washing was to help ensured the sustenance ofeffort to end Neglected Tropical Diseases, NTDs such as river blindness,lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, soil transmitted helminthes andschistosomiasis.
TheDirector, Water Quality and Sanitation Awe Emmanuel, said the objective was tocreate awareness of hand washing at critical times and to encourage children asthe agent of change.