Hand Hygiene

By Sarah Khan

The very first time you meet someone

With them, you might shake your hands

They may offer you something to hold

Damn! Those germs your palm withstands

Your hand is the prime transmitter of infections

Like you touch, you hold you eat with it

Neither getting infected nor infecting others

That’s what you need to keep society fit

Now, one, two, three, four, five

Once you wash your hands and strive

Six, seven, eight, nine, ten

Then I let you do it again

Wet your hands with running water

The water should be lukewarm and clean

Rub your palms together until it forms lather

Scrub for 20 seconds for better hygiene

Between your fingers and under your nails

Lather also on the back of your palm

Do you need a timer for 20 seconds?

Sing happy birthday song twice, cool and calm

Now, one, two, three, four, five

Once you wash your hands and strive

Six, seven, eight, nine, ten

Then I let you do it again

Whenever your hands are unwashed

Do not touch your eyes, nose, and mouth

Food and drinks should not be taken

Otherwise it’s like going head south

Wash your hands before and after having a meal

And after toileting, touching garbage or animal

Also after caring for the sick person

Minimize the risk of infections damnable

Now, one, two, three, four, five

Once you wash your hands and strive

Six, seven, eight, nine, ten

Then I let you do it again

Let me aware you with the steps of handwashing

Wet your hands and rub your palms together

Rub the back of your hands and interlink your fingers

With clasped hands, cup your fingers and swap in a lather

Now clean the thumbs and rub as you rotate

Then swap and swap, doing same on front and back

Rub the tips of fingers and ends of your wrists

Finally rinse both hands with water in a knack

Now, one, two, three, four, five

Once you wash your hands and strive

Six, seven, eight, nine, ten

Then I let you do it again

In case washing your greasy hands isn’t possible

You are somewhere, maybe out of the town

An alcohol based sanitizer can also be applied

With 60% alcohol, it may kill germs all around

Mahatma Gandhi said it well once

"We must be the change that we want to see"

If we change our own habits for prevention

We could stop infections and set us all free

Now, one, two, three, four, five

Once you wash your hands and strive

Six, seven, eight, nine, ten

Then I let you do it again

By Sarah Khan