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Expert canvasses improved handwashing
A General Physician, Dr Tunji Akintade, has appealed to the three tiers of government to re-enact policies and facilities that would promote the culture of hand washing in communities. Akintade, former Chairman, Association of Nigerian Private Medical Practitioners (ANPMP), said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Lagos, to commemorate the World Hand Hygiene…
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3 in 5 Nigerians do not have basic handwashing facilities – UNICEF
Although handwashing with soap is critical in the fight against infectious diseases, including COVID-19, only 16 per cent of Nigerians have access to basic handwashing facilities at home – leaving families and communities at risk of many infectious diseases, with children particularly vulnerable. Globally, around 3 in 10 people – or 2.3 billion – do not have handwashing facilities with…
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