Thousands of children in developing countries do n't have access to soap or clean water . Many young children die because their immune systems ca n't fight diarrheal diseases . Often , they say , children and their mothers do n't even know how to wash their hands . Fatoma Dia thinks about her own 15-year-old daughter when she considers the children whose lives may be saved by her simple task of collecting soap every day . CDC doctor : ` ` To change a community 's habits , reach the children first ''
Thousands of children in developing countries do n't have access to soap or clean water . Many young children die because their immune systems ca n't fight diarrheal diseases . Often , they say , children and their mothers do n't even know how to wash their hands . CDC doctor : ` ` To change a community 's habits , reach the children first ''