Binh Dinh Women’s Union and Binh Dinh Department of Education and Training on Oct. 15 held a ceremony, marking the Global Hand-washing Day.
Hand washing with soap and water is one of the most affordable and effective interventions to prevent needless deaths of children under the age of five.
It helps reduces diarrhoea-related deaths by more than 40 per cent and cases of acute respiratory disease by about 25 per cent.
The first phase of the World Bank-funded Vietnam Hand-washing Initiative was launched in Quy Nhon city and districts of Tuy Phuoc and Hoai Nhon from July 2008 to June 2009, helping local residents prevent the spread of many diseases.
The second phase implemented from July, 2009 to June, 2010 is expected to benefit primary schools in three above-mentioned areas and 20 communes of Tay Son and An Nhon districts.
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