Diarrhea killing over one million children world wide

By Robert Segawa

About 1 .5 million children across the world die of diarrhea because of eating without washing their hands before eating and after using  toilets, health officials have said.

This was revealed by KCCA Director in charge health Dr Daniel Okello during the cerebration to mark Global hand washing day at St Peter's Nsambya primary school in Kampala Makindye division.

Dr Okello revealed that KCCA has partnered with None Governmental organizations like GIZ and ministries of health and water to put in place modern pit latrines in all KCCA schools to prevent disease out break due to poor sanitation and hygiene.

He adds that they also launched a campaign "dubbed Wash Alot" to enable educating school going pupils on how to wash their hands before eating after visiting toilets using liquid soap to avoid different disease and diarrhea.

Juliet Nambi Namuddu the director in charge of education KCCA also said  her directorate has launched another competition for all the 79 KCCA primary schools on how to keep sanitation and hygiene in their surroundings adding that also parents will be invited to attend and watch their pupils engage in different activities and learn.

She adds that this will also helping hygiene in our house holds.