Effective hygiene habits for the whole family

Here are a few good hygiene habits. It is less likely that germs and parasites will get inside the body if people have good personal hygiene habits.

Good personal hygiene habits include:

• washing the hair with soap or shampoo at least once a week

• washing the body often.

• washing hands with soap after going to the toilet

• washing hands with soap before preparing and/or eating food. During normal daily activities, such as working and playing, disease causing germs may get onto the hands and under the nails. If the germs are not washed off before preparing food or eating, they may get onto the food

• changing into clean clothes. Dirty clothes should be washed with laundry soap before wearing them again