According to the World Health Organization (WHO), infection prevention and control is needed to achieve health. Worldwide, 30,000 women and 400,000 babies die every year from infections, often caused by lack of water, sanitation and poor hand washing practices.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 80 percent of infectious disease is spread by touch. Young children need to be educated on hygiene to reduce their risk of spreading and contracting communicable diseases from coughs and colds, Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease and influenza among others.

KPJ Ampang Puteri Specialist Hospital and Antabax, the number one Halal antibacterial personal care range brand are joining forces to work on a campaign to increase the awareness of hand hygiene among pre-schoolers in the Ampang area.

The campaign, themed Antabax Always Be Clean (ABC) For Health, will run from October to November 2019 with the aim to increase awareness of hand hygiene among pre-schoolers.

Six preschools in Ampang with an estimated total of 600 students and parents will participate in a hands-on education workshop conducted by KPJ Ampang Puteri medical professionals which focuses on the correct steps of hand washing and hand sanitizing.

Antabax will be contributing its products including shower cream, hand soap and hand sanitizer to the students and teachers.