The main objectives of World Handwashing Day are: 

• Support and promote a common culture of hand washing with soap in all communities;
• Monitoring hand washing in each country;
• To raise awareness about the benefits of hand washing with soap
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• Benefits

  1. Washing hands with soap reduces diarrheal diseases by 30 percent.

  2. This practice can reduce acute respiratory infections by up to 20 percent.

  3. Handwashing plays an important role in reducing the transmission of outbreak-related pathogens such as cholera, Ebola, shigellosis, SARS, hepatitis E and Covid-19.

  4. Antimicrobial spread is reduced by keeping hands clean.

  5. Reduced risk of various tropical diseases.

  6. Prevents the spread of various hospital-acquired infections (HAIS).

  7. Hand washing practice among students can also reduce school absenteeism.

  8. Regular hand washing also increases productivity.

  9. Absenteeism due to gastrointestinal illness among schoolchildren decreased by 29-57 percent.

  10. A child's habit of washing hands from an early age can help improve their development.