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Dettol reaches out to 14 lakh students in Healthy Hand Wash
Programme
Thursday January 17, 2013 08:54:50 AM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Leading
disinfectant brand Dettol said Wednesday it had reached out to 14
lakh students in 3,114 schools in 65 cities across India as part
of its Healthy Hand Wash Programme along with NGO School Health
Annual Report Programme (SHARP).
"The objective of the Healthy Hand Washing Programme is to create
awareness among the young children about importance of hand
washing and its benefits. The target audience for the program were
children from the primary sections. The nationwide extensive
educative programme engaging the students' community is a part of
Dettol's continued endeavour to promote good hygiene practices
among the people at large," a company statement said.
Unicef estimates that diarrhea and pneumonia together account for
almost 3.5 million child deaths annually which can be reduced by
50 percent through proper hand washing with soap SHARP director
Maneka Sharma said.
Emphasizing the need for proper hand washing, Narendra Saini,
India representative of the Global Hygiene Council said: "Germs
can get transferred into our bodies by a simple touch and hands
become the easiest touch-points for their transfer.
"If we remember to wash our hands at certain important times and
after select activities during the day, we can substantially
reduce our chances of becoming ill. Simple hand washing is one of
the most effective ways to stop the spread of germs," Saini added.
According to Chander Mohan Sethi, senior vice president (South
East Asia), Reckitt Benckiser, said: "Children in this tender age
are at a very impressionable age. They are vulnerable and
susceptible to infections whether being in the class or outside or
at home. We believe that this is the right age to inculcate health
and hygiene habits in them."
During the outreach, children were educated and shown the correct
way of hand washing. The students took apledge to always follow a
proper hand wash regime. A 'Dettol 100 percent attendance
certificate' was presented for students with regular attendance in
school along with a first aid kit. Posters depicting proper hand
wash techniques was presented to the principals of the
participating schools.
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