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Teachers urged to teach personal hygiene

The District Executive of Nandom District, Mr Thaddeus Arkum Aasoglenang, has called on teachers in basic and second cycle institutions to commit some minutes of their lesson periods to teach students about basic personal hygiene.

Date Created : 10/17/2018 12:00:00 AM : Story Author : GNA

This, he said: Will help promote good living in our homes and society at large, adding, sound mind can only dwell in a sound body.

It is therefore imperative to live a healthy and hygienic life in order to have a sound mind. Mr Aasoglenang made the call when he commissioned a Six-Seater KVIP toilet facility for Tuopare Junior High School in the Nandom District.

The project, which was funded through the District Assembly Common Fund, Cost GHs 35,000.00.

He advised teachers and other stakeholders in education to ensure their students adopted a life, which would enable them carry out their academic exercises without any hindrance.

Handwashing is one of the best ways of ensuring personal hygiene, he added.

Mr Aasoglenang described open defecation as an outmoded practice, saying: In contemporary times, people are required to have places of convenience in their houses and not resort to the bush and other nefarious ways of defecating.