• Hand washing study highlights importance of washing with soap

    Nearly a third of the world's population lack the facilities to wash their hands at home using soap and water, according to a new study.However, promoting handwashing with soap could reduce the large endemic burden of respiratory disease.The study, published in The Lancet and carried out by a global team of scientists, looks at how far hand hygiene can help to prevent acute respiratory infections. These are a leading cause of death globally.Before the Covid-19 pandemic around 83 per cent of ARI

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