Ghanaians have been asked to make handwashing a priority in every activity to safeguard public health and well-being.
According to Madam , Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Ghanaians should not limit the practice of hand washing to days set aside to commemorate Global Handwashing Day but continue to advocate it every day of the year. "Handwashing must be seen not just as a response to health crises, but as an everyday practice that protects our health, promotes dignity, and supports productivity.
We must reinvigorate efforts to make handwashing with soap a regular and sustained behaviour." Madam Alhassan said this when the Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) commemorated this year's Global Handwashing Day at La-Bawaleshie Presbyterian Basic School in Accra.
Global Handwashing Day is a global advocacy day dedicated to increased awareness and understanding of the importance of handwashing with soap as an effective and affordable way of preventing diseases and saving lives.