January 30, 2020
By: Yael Velleman, SCI Foundation While in Uganda last week, I had the unique opportunity to sit down with the Ugandan Ministry of Health’s National Program Officer for Trachoma Control, Gilbert Baayenda. Trachoma is a devastating bacterial infection and the world’s leading infectious cause of […]
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January 30, 2020
By: Yael Velleman (SCI Foundation) and Leah Wohlgemuth (Sightsavers); WASH Working Group Co-Chairs, Neglected Tropical Disease NGO Network One year on from the launch of the first-ever practical guide on WASH and NTDs collaboration, the co-chairs of the NNN WASH Working Group reflect on its […]
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November 19, 2019
By: NNN WASH Working Group Access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) is a fundamental human right. Improvements in health and increasing life expectancy across much of the world can be attributed to investments that improve environmental conditions and healthy behaviors. However, inequities in accessing […]
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August 28, 2019
By: Claudia Codsi, Private Sector Partnerships, Oxfam As World Water Week started this week, I was reminded of a shocking statistic. In an emergency setting, diarrhoea is responsible for 40% of child deaths – 8 out of 10 of those children are under the age […]
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July 25, 2019
By: James Stix, Partnerships & Strategy, Wellbeing Foundation Africa The World Health Assembly is somewhat of a yearly family reunion for the international health community. After seventy-two of them, plenty has changed while some aspects have remained the same. The first Assembly took place in […]
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May 22, 2019
By: Lindsay Denny This post was originally posted on the WASH in Health Care Facilities website. What do you do when there aren’t enough working sinks in the hospital and the infrastructure situation won’t be improved anytime soon? Sometimes, you need to get creative. Walking […]
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May 17, 2019
By: Laura Kallen, Scientific Communications Officer, PATH Handwashing with soap and clean water prevents diseases from spreading from the hands to the mouth. Vaccines save lives by preventing pathogens from causing illness. For a disease such as typhoid, where bacteria from hands can contaminate food […]
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April 11, 2019
By: Kristin Hughes Srour, Special Olympics International In Malawi, a group learns how to build a tippy tap and about the practice of washing hands with soap and water. In Nigeria, family members are provided Packs H2O backpacks to carry and store water. In Indonesia, […]
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March 22, 2019
By: Aarin Palomares, Global Handwashing Partnership Secretariat On World Water Day, the Global Handwashing Partnership is thrilled to announce that the 2019 Global Handwashing Day theme will focus on “Clean Hands for All.” We will continue advocacy efforts focused on leaving no one behind by […]
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February 14, 2019
By Carolyn Moore, Global Handwashing Partnership Because I work in handwashing advocacy, my friends, family, and colleagues love to alert me when handwashing pops up in the news. This week, I’ve received a flurry of emails related to a moment when US-based news host, Peter […]
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