Studies have shown that hand-washing can reduce the risk of diarrhoea-related sicknesses by 30%. Reducing the number of these infections by washing hands frequently helps prevent the overuse of antibiotics—the single most important factor leading to antibiotic resistance around the world. Handwashing can also prevent people from getting sick with germs that are already resistant to antibiotics and that can be difficult to treat.

This application is a simpler reminder/alarm. Every x number of hours, you will receive a push notification reminding you to wash your hands. Where x is the time interval which you can set, or leave at its default of 3 hours. It is has a geofence notification feature. Users can enter the postcode of their home and place of work, and be reminded to wash their hands when they enter within 500 meters of either one.

[There are no ads in this app. This app is not-for-profit. This app is a reminder tool.]

*(CDC, 2020) https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/why-handwashing.html
*In-app source: (NHS, 2020) https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/best-way-to-wash-your-hands/

This device requires location permissions to create and monitor geofences. This data cannot be viewed and is only stored on your device. It also requires permissions to set an alarm.