How to wash your hands

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Here you can read more about how to maintain good hand hygiene and you can also consult a manual that describes, step by step, how to wash your hands thoroughly.

It is important to wash your hands often. This will reduce the risk of getting infected or infecting others if you are ill. Washing your hands often and with soap and warm water is good.

Children all over the world are taught to wash their hands thoroughly so that they are completely clean. Rafiki has visited many countries and sees that all children wash their hands in much the same way. Below are pictures from Laos on how to wash your hands.

Proceed as follows

Start by wetting your hands with warm water and then use soap. Do not take such hot water that you burn yourself. Then follow the manual below step by step. 

1. soap the palms of your hands

Two hands soaping up soap to create lather. The palms are together.
Two hands soaping up soap to create lather. The palms are together.

2. soap the top of your hand and between your fingers

Two hands soap the tops of their hands. Foam is created by the soap.
Two hands soap the tops of their hands. Foam is created by the soap.

3. insert one thumb

Someone soaps their thumb with soap to create foam.
Someone soaps their thumb with soap to create foam.

4. Wash between your fingers with the inside of your hands facing each other

Someone washes their hands with open fingers and palms facing each other.
Someone washes their hands with open fingers and palms facing each other.

5. insert second thumb

Someone washes their hands and soaps their thumb to create foam.
Someone washes their hands and soaps their thumb to create foam.

6. Rub your fingertips against the inside of your hand

Someone washes their hands with one hand open and the other hand scrubs the fingertips against the palm of the open hand.
Someone washes their hands with one hand open and the other hand scrubs the fingertips against the palm of the open hand.

7. Wash your wrists

A person washes their wrists.
A person washes their wrists.

Remember to wash your hands when:

  • You have been outside and come back inside.
  • You have been to the toilet.
  • Your hands look dirty.
  • You will cook, bake or eat.

Published: 23 August 2024

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