Hand Washing Solutions Save Thousands of Lives Says Gospel for Asia

 WILLS POINT, TX — While Americans take washing their hands for granted, thousands of children in Asia die every year because their families don’t wash their hands properly, mission agency Gospel for Asia (GFA) reported, marking Global Handwashing Day, October 15.

Thousands of children in Asia die yearly because their families don't wash their hands properly, Gospel for Asia reported, marking Global Hand washing Day.
HANDS-ON INTERVENTION: Thousands of children in Asia die every year because their families don’t wash their hands properly, mission agency Gospel for Asia (GFA) reports, marking Global Handwashing Day, October 15.
Under the theme “Clean Hands for All,” Global Handwashing Day promotes the vital importance of proper hand washing with soap to prevent diseases and save lives.
According to the United Nations children’s agency UNICEF, hand washing with soap, even before preparing food, is rarely practiced in many poor countries – leading to the rapid spread of deadly bacteria, diarrhea and pneumonia in young children.
“In many parts of Asia, simple hygiene practices that are commonplace in America are virtually unknown,” Gospel for Asia (GFA) founder, Dr. K.P. Yohannan, said. “Because of this, millions of children suffer, and thousands die every year.”
Each year, more than 1.5 million children under the age of 5 die from chronic diarrhea, states a special Gospel for Asia (GFA) report titled “Solutions to Poverty-Line Problems of the Poor and Impoverished.” Proper hand washing practices, however, can slash incidents of potentially fatal diarrhea, says the report.
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