Hygiene & Sanitation

Clean Water, Healthy Kids: Simple Hygiene Habits That Save Lives

Diarrheal disease from contaminated water and poor sanitation is one of the most common — and most preventable — reasons children end up in our outpatient clinic.

Habits that make a real difference:

Handwashing with soap before meals and after using the latrine, boiling or treating drinking water when the source isn't certain, and keeping food covered and away from flies.

These habits are simple, but consistent practice at home is what protects a child day to day.

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Head Nurse Sarah Kyomuhendo

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