How often do you wash your towel? Some people wash once a week, while some, once a year. The towel is a fertile breeding ground for millions of microbes, especially those found on human skin and on the gut. No wonder the towel is one of the objects that facilitate fecal-oral contamination (literally connecting the two ends of the gut). Worse still, most people keep towels in the bathroom (near the toilet). Every flush of the toilet sends mist with millions of microbes, ranging from H.pylori, salmonella and other deadly bacteria and viruses. When you wash your hands ready for a meal, and dry them with your body towel, there's high chance you are directly ingesting your fecal matter, or, if in a shared lavatory, someone else's faeces. Unless cleaned well, viruses such as human papillomavirus (causes warts, anal cancer and cervical cancer) can be transmitted when towels are shared with infected individuals. So, what to do? 1. Launder towels once a week. 2. Use hot water and det...
Kenya has been ranked the third country in Africa with the highest number of internet users – propelling it to become a knowledge based economy.
Information, Communications and Technology Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru said out of about 300 million internet users in Africa, nearly 32 million users are from Kenya.
Mr Mucheru who spoke on Wednesay at a Nairobi hotel during the launch of AppKRCS, a software application for the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS), said the Government is committed to developing policies and legal strategies that drive ICT penetration in institutions and households in the country.
Mr Mucheru commended the KRCS for integrating ICT applications in their delivery of services, saying the application will help users save lives by easily locating the nearest health facility and emergency services.
He said the application will also provide users with the opportunity to give tools and knowledge required to support the injured and guide KRCS emergency team makes its way to locations in need of emergencies.
He observed that, based on the involvement of Red Cross in strengthening and protection of live-hoods by facilitating community access to water, development of irrigation, agriculture, and health services, the application will be a crucial delivery mechanism for the dissemination of information for improved services.
The Cabinet Secretary encouraged the youth to volunteer for community service, which he noted not only helps them build networks and opportunity to understand communities, but also assist the youth build their career experience and instills the values of care and respect.
The KRCS Chairman Abbas Gullet said the application will help the Society in meeting the target of over 200,000 units of blood annually.
Mr Gulled said the application will also be used to locate places where the society’s ambulances could be found for quick response during emergencies.
Information, Communications and Technology Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru said out of about 300 million internet users in Africa, nearly 32 million users are from Kenya.
Mr Mucheru who spoke on Wednesay at a Nairobi hotel during the launch of AppKRCS, a software application for the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS), said the Government is committed to developing policies and legal strategies that drive ICT penetration in institutions and households in the country.
Mr Mucheru commended the KRCS for integrating ICT applications in their delivery of services, saying the application will help users save lives by easily locating the nearest health facility and emergency services.
He said the application will also provide users with the opportunity to give tools and knowledge required to support the injured and guide KRCS emergency team makes its way to locations in need of emergencies.
He observed that, based on the involvement of Red Cross in strengthening and protection of live-hoods by facilitating community access to water, development of irrigation, agriculture, and health services, the application will be a crucial delivery mechanism for the dissemination of information for improved services.
The Cabinet Secretary encouraged the youth to volunteer for community service, which he noted not only helps them build networks and opportunity to understand communities, but also assist the youth build their career experience and instills the values of care and respect.
The KRCS Chairman Abbas Gullet said the application will help the Society in meeting the target of over 200,000 units of blood annually.
Mr Gulled said the application will also be used to locate places where the society’s ambulances could be found for quick response during emergencies.
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