5 min inspiration: Washing hands and saving lives
If you go to many schools in poor countries or refugee camps, you will see kids washing their hands like they are scrubbing in for surgery. They are much more thorough than most Americans, where apparently 69% of men don’t wash their hands. What makes kids in crisis so smart about handwashing? Why are they following the best practice guidelines for how to wash your hands, even when running water is scarce? They understand that it could save their lives. As we’re all learning, handwashing is one of the best defenses we have against all kinds of diseases (including COVID-19) better than wearing gloves . It’s the top tip WHO offers for slowing the spread of the virus. It saves lives all over the world. But a lot of people still don’t do it , even with the best access to resources, running water, and information. So how do we make it possible for more people? How do you get people who have little access to running water or soap to priori...