(HBO) – A meeting to respond to the Global Handwashing Day was held at the HoaBinh Culture Palace on October 18 by the Ministry of Health and Unilever Vietnam Foundation, in collaboration with the provincial People’s Committee.
Delegates
engage in a mosaic puzzle as part of thecommunication activities on washing
hands with soap.
The meeting drew 600 delegates, including
representatives from the Ministry of Health, Unilever Vietnam Foundation as
well as a number of central ministries, sectors and agencies, and the Disease
Control Centres of a number of localities.
HoaBinh delegates included Nguyen Van Toan,
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, representatives from departments
and agencies, and students from primary to high schools in HoaBinh city.
In order to raise public awareness of washing
hands with soaps, in 2008, Global Handwashing Partnership proposed the designation
of October 15 as the Global Handwashing Day. Since then, in mid-October every
year, the Ministry of Health coordinates with central ministries and sectors
and the People’s Committee of localities to hold meetings to respond to the event.
This year, HoaBinh was selected as the host.
This year, the Global Handwashing Day is
themed "Hand Hygiene for All”. At the meeting, participants updated the
significance of proper handwashing with soap and recommendations on the
maintaining of the habit in 10 importantmoments to prevent epidemics,
especially amidst the global spreading of COVD-19 pandemic.
Addressing the event, Deputy Minister of
Health Do XuanTuyen and Vice Chairman of the HoaBinh People’s Committee Nguyen
Van Toan highlighted the significance of environmental sanitation and personal
hygiene in epidemicprevention and control.
In the future, Party committees and local
administrations as well as organisations and agencies, offices, schools and
healthcare facilities should build and issue policies, regulations and guidelines
on building and maintaining handwashing facilities to ensure all people get
easy access to the facilities.
At the meeting, the organisation board
presented more than 800 gift packages comprising handwashing soaps, shower gel
and hand sanitisers to participants and five schools in
HoaBinh city./.
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Hoa Binh is known as a land with a rich history and culture, one of the cradles of ancient Vietnamese people. The province is home to many ethnic groups, among which Muong people are indigenous inhabitants, sharing the same origin as the ancient Vietnamese people. The Muong people live in many northern provinces, but a majority resides in Hoa Binh province, along with famous "Hoa Binh Culture" that has created the beauty of the land and its people.