Washing your hands reduces your risk of transmitting and contracting harmful bacteria from other people and the environment.
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Using a mathematical model, researchers found that good hygiene can reduce the harmful effects of antibiotic use.
Thirty-six percent of surveyed families with young children said they did not have enough diapers during the pandemic.
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That brownish/yellowish gunk that comes out on your finger if you scratch deep inside your ear? It actually serves an important purpose in your body.
Two female residents of Tambak Lorok village in Central Java visit their damaged house after it was hit by high tidal flooding.
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The Gambia’s success in eliminating trachoma means that resources previously allocated to combating the disease can now be reallocated to other public health conditions
The paws of assistance dogs are cleaner than the soles of their users’ shoes.
Rituals like hand-washing help spread hygiene practices that are essential to health and survival.
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There is no clear delineation of roles and responsibilities relating to the integration of clean water, sanitation, safe hygiene and nutritional status.
We’re cleaning and washing our hands perhaps more than we ever have before. But suggestions that all this this extra hygiene could weaken our immune systems are unfounded.
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A laboratory technician prepares a sample at the government-run Ifakara Health Institute north of Tanzanian capital Dar es Salaam.
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Haphazard development of abattoirs without environmental and health considerations in Nigeria can only invite diseases – and potentially pandemics such as COVID-19.
Students wearing facemasks wash their hands before attending a class at a government-run school in Secunderabad, March 4, 2020.
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In India handwashing practices have come under scrutiny as millions of Indian poorest return home from major cities. Many do not have access to basic amenities.
Helping the wounded.
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