The worries that parents and
caregivers have regarding their children and charges contracting HFMD
especially in public areas is well-founded. As of August 16, 2018 statistics
from the Ministry of Health Malaysia show that 52,393 children have been reported
to have contracted HFMD.
Launched in conjunction with MBO Cinema’s Blood Donation 5.0 at Starling Mall, Damansara Uptown, here today, the campaign featured a talk on “5 Things That Parents Should Know About Common Infectious Diseases” by a specialist from Sunway Medical Center, hands-on hand hygiene demonstration by nurses from MAHSA University, interaction with the Antabax mascot, Germbuster, fun quizzes and lots of prizes.
The activities succeeded in delivering information to adults and children on the importance of practising good hand and general hygiene habits, while taking extra hygiene precautions to reduce the spread of communicable diseases especially those that are spread by unclean hands.
According
to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), approximately 80 percent of infectious
diseases are transmitted by touch[1] and
the CDC recommends hand hygiene as one of the most important steps to avoid
getting sick and spreading germs to others.[2]
Mr. Francis Ng, Senior General Manager, Household and Personal Care Department of Lam Soon Edible Oils Sdn Bhd, explained that the brand is carrying out numerous activities aimed at encouraging better hand and general hygiene practices that can support Malaysians active lifestyles.
“Malaysians are increasingly involved in active lifestyles be it sports, socialising, shopping or entertainment such a going to the movies. The challenge is not to bring back unwelcome and harmful germs after a fun day out. Simple steps such as correct handwashing can help to stop the spread of up to 99.9% of harmful germs. Simply put clean hands save lives. That’s the message we aim to drive home,” said Mr. Ng.
Antabax’ product
range includes hand soap, bar soap, shower cream, antibacterial sanitizer
spray, antibacterial sanitizer gel and antibacterial wipes that provide 24 hour
protection against 99.9% of germs.
Dr. Anza Elias, an Occupational Health
Physician from Sunway Medical Centre provided a comprehensive guide for adults
and children on simple steps to reduce the spread of communicable diseases and
made the serious topic of good hygiene easily understandable. She took
questions from concerned parents and helped them allay their fears, while
motivating kids to be cleanliness superheroes.
Nurses from MAHSA lead by Pn. Habibah
Binti A Jalil, took the crowd in an energetic yet through introduction to the
seven steps of hand hygiene, and the four steps to hand sanitising. They kept
time to the catchy Antabax hand hygiene song and had everyone following along.
Everyone present had the opportunity to receive one-on-one hand washing
instructions from medical professionals.
For more information on HFMD and ways to
minimize the risk of spreading communicable diseases visit Antabax,
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/NewAntabax/
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/antabax/
[1] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). CDC Quick Reference
Guide for Public Information on Infection Control.
[2] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Handwashing: Clean
Hands Save Lives. http://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/when-how-handwashing.html
December 11, 2013.
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