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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