Global Handwashing Day
Handwashing is quite necessary for good health. We can’t envisage good health without seeing through a proper handwashing practices.
The Global Handwashing day as an important day is marked every year on 15 October. The Global Handwashing day 2025 is to be marked on Wednesday, 15 October .
We in Kashmir need to strengthen the handwashing habits at every level be it after or before taking bathroom or using washroom .
Global Handwashing Day has rich history as it was established by the Global Handwashing Partnership and is celebrated annually on October 15. It provides an opportunity to test, and replicate several ways to boost people to wash their hands with soap at critical times.
can’t ignore that several germs that can make people sick are spread through hands when we don’t wash them with soap and clean, running water. Therefore, handwashing is very important especially at key times like after using the bathroom, at the time of preparing food, before eating, and after coughing, sneezing, or blowing your nose.
Expert pulse is Dirty hands can transfer germs to your eyes, nose, and mouth, and can contaminate food, leading to sickness. Washing your hands with soap and water removes these germs, breaks the chain of infection, and helps prevent the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
In region like ours we need to provide soaps and sanitizers everywhere.
According to eminent knowledge source wikipedia –
Global Handwashing Day (GHD) is an international hand washing promotion campaign to motivate and mobilize people around the world to improve their hand washing habits. Washing hands at critical points both during the day and washing with soap are important. In 2008, Global Handwashing Day was celebrated for the first time[citation needed. This day aims to make people around the world aware of the importance of washing their hands with soap in order to prevent diseases and infections[citation needed. To commemorate this day, over 120 million children in 70 countries were encouraged to practice handwashing with soap. Since then, the movement has built momentum, garnering support from various stakeholders such as governments, schools, NGOs, and private firms.
On the other hand of the spectrum, stated objectives of Global Handwashing Day are to:
Foster and support a general culture of handwashing with soap in all societies
Shine a spotlight on the state of handwashing in each country
Raise awareness about the benefits of handwashing with soap.
We too in Kashmir should promote the handwashing practices with utmost attention.