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GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY
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                    [ArticleID] => 1517256
                    [Title] => Safeguard raises hands for hygiene
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Oct. 15 marked the eighth year that Global Handwashing Day (GHD) was celebrated around the world.

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The hygiene thrusts in public schools of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao got a vote of confidence from the World Health Organization.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-26 23:50:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/nation/20151027/hand-washing-mindanao.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1512423 [Title] => Diseases spread by hands [Summary] =>

The hands are very important body parts. It is difficult to imagine how people would do without their hands. But the big convenience that hands provide is only half the story.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-18 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => cebu-lifestyle [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1512425 [Title] => Global Handwashing Day [Summary] =>

On October 15, the world celebrated the 8th Global Handwashing Day (GHD).

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-18 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => cebu-lifestyle [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1511712 [Title] => Halfway through October, 2015 [Summary] =>

Under Proclamation No. 1906, October was declared as National Indigenous Peoples' Month. We hope more will be done to inform our people, especially our children, about the simple yet sustainable life that we can learn from our indigenous brothers and sisters.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-16 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133239 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1223596 [AuthorName] => Cherry Piquero Ballescas [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1380515 [Title] => ARMM celebrates global handwashing day [Summary] =>

Public officials and representatives of international entities providing quality education to Moro school children led Wednesday’s observance of the Global Handwashing Day in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-15 15:23:28 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/nation/20141015/handwashing.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1311456 [Title] => Safeguard stresses proper handwashing in alarm-equipped soap dispenser [Summary] =>

Only 5 percent of the population scrub long enough to kill infection-causing germs after using the public toilet. This jarring statistic was revealed in an article by NewsMax Health. The reason this is alarming is because high-touch areas of public restrooms can contain more than 1,000 colony-forming units per milliliter of infection-causing bacteria.

[DatePublished] => 2014-04-11 13:43:30 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1296035 [Title] => Unilever wins 8 Anvil Awards [Summary] =>

Unilever Philippines, Inc. took home eight trophies in the 49th Anvil Awards held recently at the Grand Ballroom of the Solaire Resort and Casino in Parañaque City.

[DatePublished] => 2014-03-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1247433 [Title] => 2,000 Cambodian children die of diarrhea per year: UNICEF [Summary] =>

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) office in Cambodia said Sunday that a new figure showed that about 2,000 Cambodian children die every year of diarrheal diseases due to lack of safe water, sanitation and basic hygiene.

[DatePublished] => 2013-10-20 17:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1247174 [Title] => UNICEF, Unilever teach children proper handwashing [Summary] =>

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with Unilever Philippines, aims to raise the awareness of three million Filipino schoolchildren on washing their hands with soap to prevent diseases as they marked Global Handwashing Day (GHD).

[DatePublished] => 2013-10-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097368 [AuthorName] => Mike Frialde [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) ) )
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