Why Handwashing should be the Last Activity on a Church Program this Christmas

Without using properly installed sanitary units, many church goers are exposed to disease causing agents of hepatitis, cholera, influenza, measles, tuberculosis and flu.

With Christmas festivities just around the corner, places of worship should provide simple and efficient hand-washing set-ups, 70% alcohol dispensers and certified wipes to prevent transmission of communicable diseases.

Cleanliness is next to godliness

The church has always been the divine soul-cleansing gathering for Christians and should be the haven for sanity and personal hygiene of the 'flesh' as well.

Most often than not, people mistaken spiritual cleanliness during service for apt hygiene standards thinking pathogens shall not exit church premises alive. However, resistant pathogens may end up on contact surfaces during transport or kitchenware while households try to catch a meal after worship.

Contrary to this presumption, there are many life-threatening organisms clinging unto skin cells and respiratory ducts in a congregation. These infectious disease causing organisms are usually concealed on skin tissues especially, the hands, until they are transmitted carelessly into a target organ like the lungs, kidneys, liver and stomach.

After the handshakes, warm hugs and other unnoticeable contact during church service, do not disperse without properly sanitizing your hands.

Children under age twelve should be assisted in adhering to good personal hygiene habits. Also remember to wash your hands with soap and clean water to shield your immune system from deadly diseases.

Let's stay onside with strict hygiene standards this yuletide. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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