Dettol Banega Swasth India - Gramalaya
Global Handwashing Campaign 2024 Registration Form
October 2nd 2024 - March 31st, 2025.
Join Our Handwashing Campaign for Schools
At Gramalaya, we are dedicated to promoting the importance of handwashing among school students. Proper hand hygiene is crucial for maintaining health and preventing the spread of diseases. Our goal is to reach every school and educate students about the benefits and techniques of effective handwashing.
To facilitate this, we have launched a special initiative for school managements to easily register and participate in our handwashing campaign. Here’s how it works:
1. Toll-Free Number: Dial our toll-free number 18001236848.
2. Welcome Message: Upon dialing, you will receive a welcome message with a registration link.
3. Registration Form: Click on the link in the welcome message to access the registration form. You can also directly visit the registration page here: gramalaya.org/handwashingcampaign/ .
4. Program Planning: Once registered, our team will get in touch with you to plan a handwashing meetup at your school. Our interactive and educational sessions will help students understand the importance of hand hygiene and learn proper handwashing techniques.
Why Join Our Campaign?
Promote Health and Hygiene : Educate students about the critical role of handwashing in preventing illnesses.
Interactive Learning : Engage students with fun and informative activities that reinforce good hand hygiene practices.
Community Impact : Contribute to a healthier community by reducing the spread of germs and diseases.
Join us in our mission to make handwashing a habit for every student. Together, we can create a healthier and safer environment for our children.
Eight Types of Handwashing Techniques
Proper handwashing involves several techniques to ensure that all parts of the hands are thoroughly cleaned. Here are Eight types of handwashing techniques that are recommended for effective hand hygiene:
Hand Washing in the Context of Global Health
The importance of hand washing has been underscored by recent global health events. Pathogens like the flu virus, common cold, and more severe diseases such as COVID-19 can spread through direct contact or by touching contaminated surfaces. Washing hands properly can disrupt this transmission chain, lowering infection rates and promoting overall public health.
Key Points:
- Reduces transmission of flu, cold, and COVID-19
- Effective against direct contact and surface contamination
- Lowers infection rates and promotes public health
Teaching Hand Washing in Schools
For school students, learning the significance of hand washing is especially crucial. Schools are environments where germs can easily spread due to close contact among students. Encouraging regular hand washing helps create a healthier school setting, reducing absenteeism due to illness and fostering better academic performance. It's a simple yet effective habit that can lead to lifelong health benefits.
Key Points:
- Reduces the spread of germs in schools
- Lowers absenteeism due to illness
- Promotes better academic performance
- Leads to lifelong health benefits
Rub your palms together in a circular motion. This helps to clean the surface of the hands, removing any visible dirt and germs.
Place your right palm over the back of your left hand, interlace your fingers, and rub. Repeat with the other hand. This technique ensures that the back of the hands and fingers are thoroughly cleaned.
Interlace your fingers and rub your hands together. This technique cleans the spaces between the fingers, which are often overlooked but can harbor germs.
Hook the backs of your fingers into the opposing palms and rub side to side. This method effectively cleans the back of the fingers and the spaces between them.
Enclose your right thumb with your left hand and rub in a rotational manner. Repeat with the other thumb. Thumbs are often missed during handwashing, so this technique ensures they are thoroughly cleaned.
Rub the fingertips of your right hand in a circular motion on your left palm. Repeat with the other hand. This technique is crucial for cleaning under the fingernails and the tips of the fingers, which can trap dirt and germs.
Hand Washing in the Context of Global Health
The importance of hand washing has been underscored by recent global health events. Pathogens like the flu virus, common cold, and more severe diseases such as COVID-19 can spread through direct contact or by touching contaminated surfaces. Washing hands properly can disrupt this transmission chain, lowering infection rates and promoting overall public health.
Key Points:
- Reduces transmission of flu, cold, and COVID-19
- Effective against direct contact and surface contamination
- Lowers infection rates and promotes public health
Teaching Hand Washing in Schools
For school students, learning the significance of hand washing is especially crucial. Schools are environments where germs can easily spread due to close contact among students. Encouraging regular hand washing helps create a healthier school setting, reducing absenteeism due to illness and fostering better academic performance. It's a simple yet effective habit that can lead to lifelong health benefits.
Key Points:
- Reduces the spread of germs in schools
- Lowers absenteeism due to illness
- Promotes better academic performance
- Leads to lifelong health benefits
Join us in our mission to make handwashing a habit for every student.
Together, we can create a healthier and safer environment for our children.
