[13 October 2008]
SANA'A, Oct. 13 (Saba)- Sana'a Capital Secretariat and UNICEF held Monday meeting for discussing preparations for holding the Global Hand Wash Day celebration, organized by Education Ministry and the organization, next Saturday.

The meeting dealt with role of schools and education cadre in rooting the "Al-Nadhafa min al-Eaman" doctrine,Arabic reading of purity is religious practice, among students and society and carrying out cultural and guiding message on purity practice toped by washing hands with water and soap.

Director General of Capital Secretariat's educational office Mohammad al-Fadhly and UNICEF's program coordinator Sami Abu Baker talked about health importance of health purity and washing hands with water and soap.

They indicated that studies made on national level showed that 34 percent of diarrhea infection cases among children are because of mothers who do not wash their hands with water and soap and that only 17 percent women in Yemen wash their hands after cleaning their children.

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