Foundation Course in English - 1 (FEG-01)
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International cricket sensation Sachin Tendulkar has joined forces with UNICEF to get Indian children to wash their hands for better health and hygiene as part of the first ever Global Handwashing Day held on 15" October. Tendulkar was featured in a public service announcement that was broadcast in 14 languages on television channels across the country to build support for the campaign targeting students in more than six million schools across India.
"Having a celebrity of this stature, who is instantly recognizable to cricket fans not only in India but around the world, will help us mobilize millions of young people," said Karin Hulshof, UNICEF representative in India. "Lending free-ofcharge his image to promote handwashing with soap will undoubtedly save many children's lives." The Indian campaign is part of a global movement uniting millions of children in 52 countries across five continents as part of the
International Year of Sanitation 2008. Nearly half of the world's population, or
2.6 billion people, do not have access to adequate sanitation. This dire situation has widespread implications on human health, child survival, economic productivity and pollution of living spaces and water resources. Washing hands with soap is one of the most cost-effective health measures to prevent diarrhea, the second biggest killer of children in India. Proper handwashing can red= diarrheal cases by 47 per cent and acute respiratory illness by 30 per cent.
This campaign highlights the need to wash hands with soap before meals and after defecation. Human excreta is the essence of the sanitation challenge. One gram of faeces can contain 10 million viruses, 1 million bacteria, 1,000 parasite cysts and
100 parasite eggs. Washing hands and using toilets properly impacts not only