Last minute rush of new entries The KiddiWash giveaway competition 2017 has proved to be extremely popular. TEAL have responded to a number...
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South Africa: teaching effective handwashing techniques – with a minimum amount of water
Buffalo City Municipality launches awareness campaign for children Effective sanitation tips for pupils at Pefferville Primary School in South...
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School play equipment “could be an infection risk” Research carried out by Rentokil Specialist Hygiene identified that the most...
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The dangers of sanitiser highlighted in recent report A total of 70,000 calls to poison helplines were recorded in the USA between 2011 and 2014...
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Reduction in common infections through hand hygiene The importance of teaching hand washing has been referred to a “the most important...
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Illness is “spread through poor hygiene” The vomiting bug shigellosis is spreading through schools across the UK, and parents are...
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Research shows number of germs that actually live on hands Recent research by the University of Colorado at Boulder concludes that 150 species of...
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Primary school children fall ill in East Anglia Norovirus, also known as the winter vomiting bug, has taken it’s toll amounts young children...
MoreNursery World Show 2017
Featuring portable sinks for preschool and nursery children. The Nursery World Show is for everyone in the early years community and continues to...
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“Make hand washing a habit” launched in Ghana A campaign has begun which supports Global Handwashing Day with a call to Ghanaians to...
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Make hand washing fun – introduce a song! Most adults do not washing their hands effectively with soap and water – so teaching...
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Parents urged to consider hand hygiene implications Parents should “think twice” before sending children to indoor play facilities in...
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