As simple as it may seem, proper handwashing remains the most effective way of removing germs and harmful bacteria from our hands.

This prevents the spread of diseases and keeps your environment safe, fresh, and clean.

There are many easy ways to keep the hands clean. The common methods used in many workplaces in Pakistan include the use of DUPAS Hand Wash or Liquid Soap Collection and water or good alcohol-based sanitizers when water is not easily accessible.

It will be easier to take hand washing more seriously when we know the benefits of keeping the hands clean as much as possible and also keeping the environments properly sanitised.

Here’s How Bacteria or Germs Travel In Any Environment

Bacteria is everywhere! We have them inside our bodies too! Some of them are good and we need them to function properly, but the others can create havoc. If they take over the immune system, you may become ill.

The most common place in our home or workplace where bacteria are most likely to have spread is the bathroom. For obvious reasons, bathrooms are thriving places for bacteria to fester until they can be carried and transferred to other objects by contact.

The bacteria eventually gets on your mobile phones, clothes, door knobs and into your body. This is why it is important to properly wash the hands since that is the first line of defense against the bacterial contagion.

There are troubling statistics that indicate a large percentage of credit cards and mobile phones have tested positive for traces of faecal waste on them.

A study conducted by the Harvard Medical School gives the expression ‘dirty money’ and entirely new twist. Namely, it showed that 94% of the currency notes in circulation also tested positive for having traces of faecal waste on them.

For a healthy person with strong immunity, these facts are not a cause for much worry. Unfortunately, not everybody has a strong immune system.

What about the children who are just building up their immune systems and the more susceptible elderly citizens; not to mention those who are managing diseases like HIV and Hepatitis. These people have weakened immune systems and are always at risk of contracting harmful bacteria if they live in dirty environments.

So, in addition to advocating for the regular washing of hands, it is also important to note that for our hands to be actually free from germs, they have to be washed the right way.

Do You Wash Your Hands the Right Way?

The Harvard Medical School’s regular health publications indicate that the hands must be rubbed together for at least 15 seconds after applying soap. After this is done, the hands can be rinsed under a tap.

Good hand washing requires focusing on the palms, back of the hands and also the fingertips.

Knowing the positive impact of handwashing on your life and family generally is a good motivating factor to keep up with good hygienic habits. Below are the most important benefits of handwashing you should take note of:

1. Creating a safer working environment for medical staff and the patients
2. Prevention of diarrhoea and uncomfortable intestinal diseases
3. Avoidance of common eye infections
4. Obstruction of respiratory tract infections
5. Reduction of the bacteria content on your hands
6. Keeping your workplace free from bacteria