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Thu, 10/08/2009 - 18:15
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PUBLIC URGED TO PARTICIPATE IN GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY 2009
Jakarta, Oct. 8 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian public has been urged to participate actively in Global Handwashing Day 2009, to be observed on October 15, 2009.
The global handwashing with soap day was an important moment to encourage the Indonesian people to follow handwashing culture, a press statement of PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk. said here on Thursday.
Women's empowerment state Minister Meuthia Hatta Swasono spoke about program activities of the upcoming Global Handwashing Day here on Thursday.
The minister on the occasion was accompanied by Abidinsyah Siregar, the head of the health ministry's health promotion center, Erwin Cahaya Adi, Lifebouy Senior Manager of PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk., and Hadi Supeno, head of the Indonesian Children Protection Commission.
Hand washing with soap was an effective way to prevent diseases such as diarrhea and pneumonia, which caused deaths of over 3.5 million infants annually.
Lifebouy has taken part in the handwashing campaigns in 2,400 schools in East Java, West Java, and Yogyakarta. Also participating in the event are 5,320 elementary school students in several cities such as in Jakarta, Bandung, Sukabumi and Tangerang.
Internationally, Global Handwashing Day 2009 will revolve around schools and children.
On Global Handwashing Day, playgrounds, classrooms, community centers, and the public spaces of towns and cities will be awash with activity to drive handwashing behavior change on a scale never seen before, bringing the critical issue to center stage.
Global Handwashing Day will be the centerpiece of a week of activities that will mobilize millions of people in more than 70 countries across all five continents to wash their hands with soap.
Of the approximately 120 million children born in the developing world each year, half will live in households without access to improved sanitation, at grave risk to their survival and development.
Poor hygiene and lack of access to sanitation together contribute to about 88% of deaths from diarrheal diseases, accounting for 1.5 million diarrhea-related under-five deaths each year.
Children suffer disproportionately from diarrheal and respiratory diseases and deaths. ***
The global handwashing with soap day was an important moment to encourage the Indonesian people to follow handwashing culture, a press statement of PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk. said here on Thursday.
Women's empowerment state Minister Meuthia Hatta Swasono spoke about program activities of the upcoming Global Handwashing Day here on Thursday.
The minister on the occasion was accompanied by Abidinsyah Siregar, the head of the health ministry's health promotion center, Erwin Cahaya Adi, Lifebouy Senior Manager of PT Unilever Indonesia Tbk., and Hadi Supeno, head of the Indonesian Children Protection Commission.
Hand washing with soap was an effective way to prevent diseases such as diarrhea and pneumonia, which caused deaths of over 3.5 million infants annually.
Lifebouy has taken part in the handwashing campaigns in 2,400 schools in East Java, West Java, and Yogyakarta. Also participating in the event are 5,320 elementary school students in several cities such as in Jakarta, Bandung, Sukabumi and Tangerang.
Internationally, Global Handwashing Day 2009 will revolve around schools and children.
On Global Handwashing Day, playgrounds, classrooms, community centers, and the public spaces of towns and cities will be awash with activity to drive handwashing behavior change on a scale never seen before, bringing the critical issue to center stage.
Global Handwashing Day will be the centerpiece of a week of activities that will mobilize millions of people in more than 70 countries across all five continents to wash their hands with soap.
Of the approximately 120 million children born in the developing world each year, half will live in households without access to improved sanitation, at grave risk to their survival and development.
Poor hygiene and lack of access to sanitation together contribute to about 88% of deaths from diarrheal diseases, accounting for 1.5 million diarrhea-related under-five deaths each year.
Children suffer disproportionately from diarrheal and respiratory diseases and deaths. ***
