Brush your teeth! Bad oral hygiene linked to cancer, heart attacks and renal failure: It’s normal to have bacteria in your mouth. But harmful bacteria have been linked to a host of health problems. Medical scientist Glenda Davison and microbiologist Yvonne Prince, who have researched the oral cavity, explain why it’s so important to practise …
Soapy plants can improve hand hygiene: southern Africa has plenty: Shutterstock Good hygiene practices such as disinfecting surfaces and regularly washing hands with soap and running water are important in preventing all infections. The cost of commercial sanitisers and soap – and access to water – can be a problem for low-income communities. The United …
Paw hygiene is no reason to ban assistance dogs from hospitals – they’re cleaner than people’s shoes: Pawsitively hygienic. savitskaya iryna/Shutterstock Well over 10,000 people in Europe use an assistance dog; think of guide dogs for people with a visual impairment, hearing dogs for people with a hearing impairment, medical response service dogs and psychiatric …
South Africa in the news: P&G donates R2.5m in hygiene products to those vulnerable during the pandemic: Proctor & Gamble (P&G) South Africa has donated R2.5m in hygiene products to the Department for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities. The donation, officially handed over late last month by Vilo …: “South Africa” – BingNews “As …
Equitable access is key to meeting water, sanitation and hygiene targets: A woman carries water she has collected from the Turkwel River near Lodwar in Turkana County, north-west Kenya. Rob Hope/REACH The UN’s millennium development goal target of halving the amount of people with access to safe drinking water has been met. The same is …