Nkwanta south municipality: Mr. Eric Koffie, the Acting Oti Regional Director of Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA), has emphasized the critical role of habitual handwashing in combating infectious diseases in Ghana. During the Global Handwashing Day celebrations, he highlighted the ongoing importance of hand hygiene beyond the Covid-19 pandemic. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Koffie addressed the gathering in the Nkwanta South Municipality, stressing that handwashing with soap remains a simple yet powerful means to prevent diseases and save lives. The event aimed to reinforce the habit of handwashing as a regular practice among Ghanaians, particularly in the wake of lessons learned during the pandemic. Mr. Koffie urged community members to maintain heightened awareness and adopt hand hygiene practices to avert outbreaks and reduce deaths, especially among children under five. He encouraged students to spread the handwashing messages learned during the event's demonstrations within their comm unities. Additionally, creative solutions such as the construction of tippy taps were suggested to facilitate handwashing where traditional facilities might be lacking. Mr. Koffie's call was supported by Mr. Atsu Amani, Coordinator of the Nkwanta South Municipal School Health Education Programme, who reaffirmed their commitment to promoting hand hygiene in schools to diminish the spread of preventable illnesses. The event, held at the premises of Nkwanta JHS "A" School, was a collaboration between the Ghana Education Service and Global Communities under the USAID Wash for Health project. Highlights included a quiz competition on handwashing hygiene, with St Theresa JHS emerging as the winner. The theme for this year's Global Handwashing Day was "Why are Clean Hands Still Important?" underscoring the ongoing relevance of hand hygiene in public health.