They drew attention to hand hygiene

Manisa Private Grandmedical Hospital organized an informative event on hand hygiene within the scope of World Hand Hygiene Day events. At the event for hospital staff and visitors, the importance of hand hygiene was explained visually and practically.
Hand cleaning, which is one of the main factors of a healthy life, protects people from many diseases. World Hand Hygiene Day, celebrated on May 5 every year by the World Health Organization (WHO), celebrates the importance of washing hands and keeping them clean. Manisa Private Grandmedical Hospital also provided information to hospital staff and visitors within the scope of World Hand Hygiene Day events. Chief Physician Op. Dr. Visual materials were also used in the information provided by Mümtaz Kahya and Head Nurse Gift Gördes. While brochures on the importance of hand cleaning were distributed to the employees, photographs were taken to commemorate the day.
WHY KEEP HANDS CLEAN?
Experts emphasize that hands are the organs that provide all kinds of connections with the environment in daily life and therefore contain the most bacteria. Pointing out that hand washing is often neglected because it is a very ordinary and daily job, experts said, "Bacteria carried through our hands, which are in constant contact with the environment, can cause the development of many lethal diseases such as a simple cold, SARS, hepatitis A, Avian Influenza. Insufficient hand hygiene is one of the main factors causing infections that are still common in developed and developing countries.Adequate hand hygiene is also simple but effective in reducing food-borne diseases, preventing the development of gastroenteritis, fecal-transmitted diseases, parasites and fungi, which are frequently seen in schools. It is the most effective method of protection," he says.