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In Uganda, access to hand washing with soap at household level stands at 38% in rural areas Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Around three in 10 people still do not have hand washing facilities with water and soap available at home although hand washing with soap is critical in the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With the zeal of hand washing going down months into coronavirus disease transmission in the country, experts have stated that it was inevitable as people were only acting in shock following announcements of a strange killer disease. Hand hygiene alone is touted as having …

Hoima, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Residents of Hoima Municipality are abandoning hand washing.  Frequent hand washing is being implemented world over as a basic protective measure against the new coronavirus disease. According to the World Health Organisation, washing hands with soap and water or using alcohol-based hand rub kills viruses …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has urged heads of families to form family task forces to control the spread of COVID-19. The Gender and Culture State Minister, Peace Mutuuzo, says there is need for parents or guardians to form task forces comprising of about three people. She says the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Public health experts are optimistic that Ugandans could get accustomed to consistent hand washing and using sanitizers as a practice long after coronavirus is gone. Hand washing is being promoted the world over as the number one tip for preventing the spread of coronavirus . …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The coronavirus pandemic has prompted the administrators of Nakawa, Usafi, Nakasero, Wandegeya, and Kalerwe markets to lay strict to protect vendors and their clients from infection Various markets have gazetted hand washing points at their entry and deployed personnel to ensure all people comply. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA is yet to install hand washing facilities at its different facilities. On Thursday the Minister for Kampala Metropolitan Affairs Betty Amongi said they would have all facilities in place by Friday. However at the Constitutional Square, there were hundreds of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Public health experts at Makerere School of Public Health have asked the public to carry out proper hand washing in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. According to public health experts, poor hand washing is one of the areas that is likely to lead …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A number of public places in Kasese district have embraced hand washing as one of the ways to prevent the spread of Ebola following an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC in August last year. Three people tested positive for Ebola Virus in …