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Managing Vulnerability to COVID-19 through “Salaam–Namaste Campaign” (Our Traditional Ways of Greeting)

Rajbir Kaur

Citation Information : Kaur R. Managing Vulnerability to COVID-19 through “Salaam–Namaste Campaign” (Our Traditional Ways of Greeting). J Postgrad Med Edu Res 2020; 54 (3):134-136.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10028-1391

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 01-03-2021

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2020; The Author(s).


Abstract

Infectious diseases are one of the major global health concerns affecting innumerable individuals worldwide. Lately, in December 2019, a novel coronavirus, now coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has emerged in Wuhan, China and spread its wing over the whole globe. The fact, that there is no vaccine and medicine available to treat and prevent the COVID-19 infection, has forced everyone to avoid physical contacts followed by an advice to stay safe at home. As a part of its health promotion activity, Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh had started a new drive “From handshake to hands-free greetings”, christened as “SALAAM–NAMASTE” Campaign from February 5, 2019, long time before the onset of novel COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this awareness initiative was to promote hands-free way of greetings to reduce the transmission of pathogens and infections from one another. This practice has been recommended by many specialists worldwide calling it a “modern-day” health hazard as handshaking is responsible for transmission of around 90% of bacteria.


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