Geza izandla zakho

Isonto Likazwelonke Lokuqwashisa Ngokugeza Izandla, ngokusho kwabanye Disemba 1 kuya ku-7. Amanye amawebhusayithi asho ukuthi iwela ngesonto lokuqala eligcwele ngoDisemba, okungayenza Disemba 5 kuya ku-11 kulo nyaka. Nakuba kungase kubonakale sengathi asikwazi ukuvumelana ngokuthi linini Isonto Likazwelonke Lokuqwashisa Ngokugeza Izandla, into eyodwa okufanele sivumelane ngayo ukubaluleka kokugeza izandla zethu.

Nge-COVID-19, kube nokugxila okusha ekugezeni izandla. Okuthile abaningi bethu abathi bayakwenza kwaqiniswa njengesinyathelo esibalulekile ekusizeni ukuvimbela i-COVID-19. Futhi nokho i-COVID-19 yaqhubeka futhi iyaqhubeka nokusabalala. Yize ukugeza izandla kungekona ukuphela kwento yokunciphisa ukubhebhetheka kwe-COVID-19, kungasiza ekunciphiseni. Uma abantu bengazigezi izandla, maningi amathuba okuyisa igciwane ezindaweni ezahlukene.

Ngokusho kweWorld Health Organisation, ngaphambi kwe-COVID-19, bangu-19% kuphela abantu emhlabeni ababike ukuthi bageza izandla njalo ngemuva kokusebenzisa indlu yokugezela.¹ Kunezizathu eziningi zenani eliphansi kangaka, kodwa iqiniso lisafana - emhlabeni jikelele, kusekude phambili. Ngisho nase-United States, ngaphambi kobhubhane lwe-COVID-19, bangama-37% nje abantu baseMelika baseMelika abathi bageza izandla izikhathi eziyisithupha noma ngaphezulu ngosuku.²

Ngenkathi ngise-Peace Corps, enye yezinto “ezazilula” kwakuwukuqala umsebenzi wokugeza izandla endaweni yami. umphakathi. Ukugeza izandla kuyohlala kubalulekile kuwo wonke umuntu, yonke indawo. Nakuba amanzi ampompi eYuracyacu ayeyivelakancane, umfula oseduze wawumaningi. Njengevolontiya lebhizinisi elincane, ngafaka umqondo wokwenza insipho ohlelweni lwezifundo futhi. Izingane zafunda ukubaluleka kokugeza izandla (ngosizo oluncane oluvela kumngane wazo Phina i-Pon) kanye nendlela yokwenza insipho ibe ibhizinisi. Inhloso bekuwukugxilisa umkhuba nokubaluleka kokugeza izandla esemncane, ukuze kuphumelele isikhathi eside. Sonke singazuza ngokugeza izandla. Umfowethu omncane owayengibambele wayengemuhle ekugezeni izandla, njengoba nje nozakwethu emsebenzini wangaphambili wayengenjalo.

Ukukhuluma ngokugeza izandla kungase kubonakale kuwumqondo ophusile, noma kungenasidingo, kodwa sonke singasebenzisa into evuselelayo ukuze siqinisekise ukusebenza kahle okukhulu ukuze kuncishiswe ukusabalala kwamagciwane. Ngokusho kwe-CDC, landela lezi zinyathelo ezinhlanu ukuze uqiniseke ukuthi ugeza izandla zakho ngendlela efanele:³

1. Faka izandla zakho ngamanzi ahlanzekile, agelezayo. Kungaba kufudumele noma kubanda. Vala umpompi bese ufaka insipho.
2. Gcoba izandla zakho ngokuzihlikihla kanye nensipho. Qiniseka ukuthi ucwilisa ingemuva lezandla zakho, phakathi kweminwe yakho, nangaphansi kwezinzipho zakho.
3. Hlakuhla izandla zakho okungenani imizuzwana engama-20. Ukuhumbulela ingoma ethi “Happy Birthday” kabili kungakusiza wenze isiqiniseko sokuthi ukwenza lokhu isikhathi eside ngokwanele, noma uthole enye ingoma. lapha. Entsheni yomphakathi wakithi osezintabeni zasePeruvia, ukucula ama-canciones de Pin Pon kwabasiza ukugeza izandla zabo ngenhloso futhi isikhathi eside ngokwanele.
4. Hlanza izandla zakho kahle ngokuzifaka ngaphansi kwamanzi ahlanzekile, agobhozayo.
5. Yomisa izandla zakho usebenzisa ithawula elihlanzekile. Uma lingekho ithawula, ungawomisa ngomoya.

Zinike isikhathi kuleli sonto (futhi njalo) ukuze uqaphele ukuhlanzeka kwesandla sakho futhi wenze izinguquko ngokufanele. Geza izandla indlela yakho eya emiphumeleni yezempilo engcono kuwe nakulabo abaseduze kwakho.

References:

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.