Hand Washing Day: Makinde’s wife hammers on proper hand washing methods

The Wife of the Oyo State governor, Engr. Mrs Tamunominini Makinde on Thursday advocated for proper and adequate hand washing to prevent the spread of diseases.

She stated that clean hands as simple as washing hands with soap and water is one of the most simplest and effective ways to stopped the spread of germs and maintained good health.

Speaking at a program to commemorate this year’s ‘Global Hand Washing Day’ held at Loyola College, Ibadan, Mrs. Makinde said proper hand washing remove micro organism and prevent people from getting sick with diarrhea and other infectious diseases.

According to her, “proper hand washing prevent us from getting food poison, there are some bacteria that are so fast that before the doctors can diagnose us, it would have damage alot of things in our body.”

‘Wash your hands as many time as possible, proper hand washing prevent the spread of diseases, it reduce resioropatory infection, improve our health and reduce healthcare cost which can cost economic burden on us, it enhance productivity at work and in school.”

Earlier in his remark, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health in Oyo State, Dr. Soji Adeyanju said there is need to make hand washing an habit so as to prevent diseases.

He stated that the event was a platform to educate children on needs for them to wash their hands properly.

“There should be strong leadership and collective effort in advocating for hand washing, all of us has a role to play on hand washing hygiene, million of lives will be save if hand washing hygiene can be maintained.”

Highlight of the event include washing of by the wife of the governor and presentation of soaps, nose masks, and hand sanitizers to the students.