The federal government has reiterated the importance of hand hygiene in the on-gong fight against COVID-19 pandemic.
In commemorating 2021 Global Handwashing Day, Federal Ministry of Water Resources partnered with Dettol Nigeria in highlighting the critical role hand hygiene plays in reducing disease transmission as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues.
The Global Handwashing Day is an international advocacy day dedicated to increasing public awareness and understanding about the importance of washing hands with soap, as an effective way of preventing diseases.
At the commemoration event, with the theme ‘Our Future is at Hand – Let’s Move Forward Together’, the Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Sulaimon Hussein
Adamu commended the stakeholders for their support saying, sustenance of sanitation and hygiene in Nigeria is vehemently important and so therefore it is important to create awareness to the issue of sanitation and hygiene. (Leadership)