The Foundation, in partnership with Dettol Nigeria, emphasised the importance of hygiene consciousness in reducing the risk of contracting cholera, which is closely linked to water and sanitation, at the quarterly stakeholders meeting to accelerate the hygiene quest project in schools, communities, and healthcare facilities in Lagos State.
The overarching aim of the project was to spread the gospel of hand hygiene and ensure that students, pregnant and nursing mothers, and community members have adequate knowledge about the importance of cleanliness.
Director of Programmes at Wellbeing Foundation Africa, Lagos, Anselm Ezeanya, said there was no better time to campaign or promote hand hygiene than now. “We know that cholera as an illness has a water and sanitation relationship.
