safety steps

The Ministry of Health, Wellness, Social Transformation and the Environment in collaboration with the Central Board of Health. UNICEF and USAID launched an infection prevention campaign in Antigua and Barbuda on September 26, 2023 dubbed “GERM BUSTER”

The campaign is focused on educating children and teachers on ways to prevent infection such as how to effeciently wash hands with soap and water, how to sanitize properly in the case where water may not be available, how to cover your cough and sneeze in the elbow or a tissue, how to dispose of tissue after usage, not touching eyes, nose, ears and mouths and the importance of remaining up to date on vaccinations.

Public Health Inspectors and Environmental Health Aids attached to the Central Board of Health are carrying out the exercises at thirty schools across Antigua and Barbuda over the next few weeks.

In addition, the children were also taught a hand washing jingle. Jennings Primary, S.R Olivia David Primary School in Bolans, Golden Grove Primary, Old Road Primary Schools were the first to benefit from the initiative.

The schools were also provided with posters which were created specifically with this programme in mind with superheroes fighting Germs and being dubbed GERM BUSTERS!

Masks and Sanitizers were also donated to the schools. Close to 200 students benefited from the iniative. It is the intention to have each student not only see themself as a germ buster, but also encourage other students to do the same by joining the fight against germs.