Ask the Paediatricians 100 MESSAGES 100 MESSAGES FOR CHILDREN TO LEARN AND SHARE – WATER SANITATION AND HYGIENE
In this series of 100 messages for children (which happens to be the last in this series ) we will be considering:
WATER SANITATION AND HYGIENE.
Please read, learn and share.
If you are new to the series, please check the blog for other messages –
There are 100 messages in all; 10 points on 10 priority health areas for children and indeed for everyone to learn and share.
The messages were developed by Clare Hanbury and her team at Children for Health organization. The messages are simple and easy to understand and we also encourage sharing!
We hope by learning them, we will have healthier communities
The final 10 messages about water sanitation and hygiene
⦁ To wash hands properly: use water & a little soap. Rub for 10 seconds, rinse & air-dry or dry with a clean cloth/paper, not on dirty clothes.
⦁ Wash your hands properly before touching the T–zone on your face (eyes, nose and mouth) as this is where germs enter the body. Avoid touching the T-zone when you can.
⦁ Wash your hands BEFORE preparing food, eating or giving food to babies, AFTER pee or poo or cleaning baby or helping someone who is ill.
⦁ Keep your body and clothes fresh & clean. Keep your nails & toes, teeth & ears, face & hair CLEAN. Shoes/flip–flops protect against worms.
⦁ Keep human & animal poo & pee away from flies that spread germs. Use latrines & afterwards, wash your hands.
⦁ Keep your face fresh and clean. Wash well with a little clean water and soap morning and evening, plus if flies buzz near sticky eyes.
⦁ Don’t touch clean, safe water with dirty hands or cups. Keep it safe & free from germs.
⦁ Sunlight makes water safer. Filter it into a plastic bottles & leave for 6 hours until it’s safer to drink.
⦁ When you can, use the sun to dry & destroy germs on plates & utensils after washing.
⦁ Kill or reduce flies by keeping the home & community free from rubbish & dirt. Store rubbish safely until it’s collected, burned or buried.
Thanks for reading and I hope you will check out the previous posts on the 100 messages series. Let us have your views via comments or email ask@askthepaediatricians.com