Ever wonder why most moms always say that they don’t mind living in a not-so-gorgeous home, as long as its toilet is clean? The toilet is our top priority when it comes to cleaning the house. They also say that toilet is the reflection of the owner of the house. A neat and well-organized toilet means that whoever lives in that house has a high value of cleanliness.
The World Health Organization (WHO) conducted a study and they found out that children around the world miss an estimated 443 million school days each year because of diseases caused by poor sanitation and hygiene practices, including using unsanitary toilets. Simply put, this number of sick days is equivalent to all grade school and high school classrooms in the Philippines being empty for one month. This sanitation-related concern hinders the children’s learning and significantly reduces their quality of life.
There are illnesses that were associated with poor toilet sanitation such as diarrheal disease and parasitic worm infections. These can lead to nutritional deficiencies, physical and mental stunting, and death. Every day, millions of children in rural communities and urban households nationwide are exposed to these health problems by using dirty toilets populated by disease-carrying germs.
According to Dr. Luisa Efren of the Philippine Public Health Association (PPHA), the simple act of proper toilet sanitation can help prevent the spread of these germs. However, children continue to be at risk from these deadly diseases because many households still use ordinary laundry bleach to clean their toilet bowls, which is not enough to kill all toilet germs.
“A toilet that looks clean to the naked eye may not necessarily be free from germs and bacteria. So, it is very important to properly sanitize all surfaces using a germ-kill expert with proven efficacy in eliminating bacteria, and not just any ordinary laundry bleach,” Dr. Efren warned.
For the past three years, Unilever Philippines through its germ-kill expert brand Domex has been working with UNICEF and PPHA to champion the One Million Clean Toilets Movement. This advocacy program aims to educate Filipinos on proper toilet hygiene and the need for sanitized household toilet to keep their families safe against disease-causing germs.
On November 13, World Toilet Day, let us join the One Million Clean Toilets Movement in the fight against disease causing germs to save lives, one clean toilet at a time. Visit Domex Philippines on Facebook to learn more about the product and how you can stay safe from disease with a germ-free home. Help the 1 Million Clean Toilets Movement fight against disease by spreading awareness on the sanitation issue caused unsanitary toilets.
Watch and share the “Sick Days” video to help keep your family and friends germ-free.
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