City of Harare encourages children to fight cholera
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City of Harare held a catch them young programme at Budiriro 5 Council Primary School aimed at encouraging children to take preventive measures against cholera.
City of Harare held a catch them young programme at Budiriro 5 Council Primary School aimed at encouraging children to take preventive measures against cholera.
Speaking during the programme, City of Harare Acting principal communications officer, Mercy Makuwatsine urged the pupils to wash hands with clean running water after using the toilet and before eating food.
Makuwatsine persuaded children to thoroughly wash fruits before eating and to also eat warm food.
She also discouraged handshakes as a form of greeting among children.
"Let us save lives and stop handshakes because you will spread viruses and bacteria to the next person," she said.
Grade 4 pupil Nenyasha Gomo said she is going to make sure she eats warm food always to prevent contracting cholera.
Another student Keisha Murimo said she will ensure that she does not eat anything before washing hands.
City of Harare gave t-shirts to children who correctly answered cholera related questions and to those who were able to give a demonstration on the correct way of washing hands.
Residents are being urged to avoid littering and practice hygiene in order to prevent the spread of cholera.
