Hlamba izandla zakho

IVeki yeSizwe yoKwazisa ngokuHlanjwa kwezandla, ngokutsho kwabanye NgoDisemba 1 ukuya kwi-7. Ezinye iiwebhusayithi zithi iwela kwiveki yokuqala epheleleyo kaDisemba, eya kuyenza NgoDisemba 5 ukuya kwi-11 kulo nyaka. Nangona kubonakala ngathi asinakuvumelana malunga nokuba inini iVeki yeSizwe yokuQatshelwa kokuHlanjwa kwezandla, enye into emasivumelane ngayo kukubaluleka kokuhlamba izandla zethu.

Nge-COVID-19, bekukho ukugxila okuhlaziyiweyo ekuhlambeni izandla. Into abaninzi kuthi abathi bayayenza yomelezwa njengenyathelo elibalulekileyo ekuncedeni ukuthintela i-COVID-19. Kwaye okwangoku i-COVID-19 iqhubekile kwaye iyaqhubeka ukusasazeka. Nangona ukuhlamba izandla ingeyiyo kuphela into yokunciphisa ukusasazeka kwe-COVID-19, kunokunceda ekunciphiseni. Xa abantu bengazihlambi izandla, kukho ithuba elingakumbi lokuthwala intsholongwane kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo.

Ngokutsho koMbutho wezeMpilo weHlabathi, phambi kwe-COVID-19, yi-19% kuphela yabemi behlabathi abaxele ukuba bahlamba izandla rhoqo emva kokusebenzisa igumbi lokuhlambela.¹ Kukho izizathu ezininzi zenani eliphantsi kangako, kodwa inyaniso ihlala ifana - kwihlabathi jikelele, sinendlela ende ekufuneka siyihambile. Kwase-United States, ngaphambi kobhubhani we-COVID-19, yi-37% nje yabantu baseMelika abathi bahlamba izandla izihlandlo ezithandathu okanye ngaphezulu ngemini.²

Xa ndandikwi-Peace Corps, enye “yeyona nto yayilula” iphumelele yayikukuqalisa iprojekthi yokuhlamba izandla kwindawo yam. uluntu. Ukuhlamba izandla kuya kusoloko kufanelekile kumntu wonke, kuyo yonke indawo. Nangona amanzi awayehamba eYuracyacu ayenqabile, umlambo okufutshane wawumaninzi. Njengevolontiya lamashishini amancinci, ndifake ingcamango yokwenza isepha kwikharityhulam. Abantwana bafunda ukubaluleka kokuhlamba izandla (ngoncedo oluncinci oluvela kumhlobo wabo I-Pin Pon) kunye nendlela yokwenza isepha ibe lishishini. Injongo yayikukubethelela umkhwa kunye nokubaluleka kokuhlamba izandla usemncinci, ukuze uphumelele ixesha elide. Sonke sinokuzuza ekuhlambeni izandla. Umninawa wam omncinci ongindwendweleyo wayengenabuchule ekuhlambeni izandla zakhe, kanye njengokuba umntu endandisebenza naye kumsebenzi wangaphambili wayengenjalo.

Ukuthetha ngokuhlamba izandla kunokubonakala kusengqiqweni, okanye kungeyomfuneko, kodwa sonke sinokusebenzisa into yokuhlaziya ukuze siqinisekise ukusebenza kakuhle ekunciphiseni ukwanda kweentsholongwane. NgokweCDC, landela la manyathelo mahlanu ukuqinisekisa ukuba uhlamba izandla zakho ngendlela eyiyo:³

1. Zimanzise izandla zakho ngamanzi acocekileyo, abalekayo. Isenokuba shushu okanye ibanda. Cima i-faucet kwaye usebenzise isepha.
2. Gcoba izandla zakho ngokuzihlikihla kunye nesepha. Qinisekisa ukuba uthambise umva wezandla zakho, phakathi kweminwe yakho, naphantsi kwezinzipho zakho.
3. Khuhla izandla zakho kangangemizuzwana engama-20. Ukucula ingoma ethi “Happy Birthday” kabini kunokukunceda uqiniseke ukuba uyenza ixesha elide ngokwaneleyo, okanye ufumane enye ingoma Apha. Kulutsha kwindawo yam yeentaba zasePeruvia, ukucula i-canciones de Pin Pon kwabanceda bahlamba izandla zabo ngenjongo kwaye ixesha elide ngokwaneleyo.
4. Hlamba izandla zakho kakuhle ngokuzihambisa ngaphantsi kwamanzi acocekileyo, abalekayo.
5. Yomisa izandla zakho usebenzisa itawuli ecocekileyo. Ukuba akukho tawula ekhoyo, ungazomisa ngomoya.

Thatha ixesha kule veki (kwaye rhoqo) ukuba uqaphele ucoceko lwesandla sakho kwaye wenze uhlengahlengiso ngokufanelekileyo. Hlamba izandla ngendlela yakho eya kwiziphumo zempilo ezingcono kuwe nakwabo bakungqongileyo.

Iingxelo:

1. https://www.who.int/news-room/commentaries/detail/handwashing-can-t-stop-millions-of-lives-are-at-stake
2. https://ohsonline.com/Articles/2020/04/20/Vast-Majority-of-Americans-Increase-Hand-Washing-Due-to-Coronavirus.aspx
3. https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/when-how-handwashing.html#:~:text=.Wet%20your%20hands%20with,at%20least%2020%20seconds.