‘Clean Hands Save Lives’ campaign in Abu Dhabi

The campaign targets Mafraq Hospital staff and patients along with Abu Dhabi community, especially children. In the occasion of the ‘Global Hand washing Day’, this educational initiative aims at enhancing awareness of one of the basic prevention means against infection.

The campaign is launched involving ‘Habib the Hand’, the mascot which the Hospital has created to represent the Campaign in order to attract the children to the benefits of clean hands. ‘Habib’ educated the patients and played with the children, aiming to enhance the awareness of the importance of soap hand washing, which is considered a major factor for prevention against diseases.

In this respect, Dr. Mohammad Yaman, Chief Medical Officer Chair at Mafraq Hospital, said: ‘This campaign aims at spreading health education through a variety of activities focusing on enhancing awareness of the importance of preserving life via hand washing to prevent infection spread.’

Dr. Yemen continued: ‘Soap hand washing is considered the most effective and also prevents diarrhea infections (may include Shigellosis, Typhoid & Cholera), severe respiratory tract infections (including SARS & Bird Flu) and Pneumonia; where collectively, are considered the main reason for the majority of infant mortalities.’