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Starting in April, sudsy cartoon hands were everywhere, promoting hand-washing on billboards, at soccer games, in classrooms and on TV. "[Nayeli] was taught at school, and then would remind us to do it at home," says Claudia Quispe, Nayeli's mom. It's not that she and her family didn't wash their hands before, explains Quispe, an indigenous Aymara shop owner, but they didn't do it as much or as thoroughly as they should have. Within her family, Quispe thinks the public-health campaign has been a success: "Normally both Nayeli and my 3-year...
That's exactly how the program is supposed to work, says Therese Dooley, a senior adviser for UNICEF's Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) project. "Kids are the key because they are great at carrying messages," Dooley tells TIME. For years, WASH has been trying to educate people, particularly in developing countries, about the benefits of a simple action like washing hands with soap. Diligent washing, especially at critical times (like after going to the bathroom and before meals, for example), helps reduce the rate of diarrheal disease by more than...
...Boston winter is fast approaching, and the falling temperature is simply a delayed reminder of what is to come—the upcoming flu season. With sanitization stations dotting the campus, e-mails from deans reminding us to wash our hands with soap and water and sanitizer, and special rooms on campus quarantining sick students, we would be hard-pressed not to notice the particular attention paid to this year’s flu season, especially with the spread of the H1N1...
...Sept. 28]. he has made himself rich off people's fears without making the slightest constructive comment about national issues. Instead, he has spread innuendo to keep his audience happy. He's a TV evangelist who makes altar calls and then drives away in his Cadillac. Alan Moen, ENIAT, WASH...
...charlatan: he has made himself rich off people's fears without making the slightest constructive comment about national issues. Instead, he has spread innuendo to keep his audience happy. He's a TV evangelist who makes altar calls and then drives away in his Cadillac. Alan Moen, Entiat, Wash...