March 22, 2024
Every March 22 marks the celebration of World Water Day. This World Water Day emphasizes the need to address water scarcity, emphasizing the need for access to clean water globally. Water is an essential component for handwashing with soap – which in turn, is an […]
February 15, 2024
We are excited to release the Global Handwashing Day 2023 Report. Global Handwashing Day is a global advocacy day dedicated to celebrating and advocating for hand hygiene as an effective, affordable way to prevent diseases. Celebrated every October 15, it is an opportunity to design, […]
January 15, 2024
Our 2023 Annual Report is now available! Every year, we seek to grow our impact on hand hygiene. In 2023, the Global Handwashing Partnership remained committed to serving as a global advocate and knowledge hub for hand hygiene programming. This report shares highlights from our […]
January 13, 2024
The Global WASH Cluster Hygiene Promotion in Emergencies Technical Working Group is hosting a webinar on Wednesday, January 31. Join them to hear from a range of speakers on the opportunities and challenges for sustaining handwashing at scale in post-pandemic. COVID-19 shined a light on […]
October 23, 2023
By: Sarit Baum, Head of Partnerships and Communications, NALA Over 1 billion people worldwide suffer from neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) associated with inadequate access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). Including diseases like trachoma, schistosomiasis, and soil-transmitted helminths (STH), NTDs disproportionately impact marginalized and […]
October 20, 2023
By: Parnil Sarin, Brand Director, Lifebuoy Unilever As we commemorate another Global Handwashing Day, the importance of this annual event takes on an even more significant meaning in the context of the challenges the world has faced in recent times. Hand hygiene has proven to […]
October 19, 2023
By: Meriam Zegeye, Global Handwashing Partnership On October 11th, the Global Handwashing Partnership hosted its annual Global handwashing Day event to celebrate handwashing progress and energize commitments to handwashing going forward. The event featured global and country level leaders and highlighted opportunities for changemaking at […]
October 18, 2023
By: Safeguard China Since 2020, Safeguard has officially launched the #Spread Health across China# program, dedicated to promoting hygiene knowledge and correct handwashing habits to 100 million people. On October 14, 2023, Safeguard, in collaboration with the Population Culture Development Center of National Health Commission, […]
October 17, 2023
By: Sarit Baum, Head of Partnerships and Communications, NALA Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) impact over 1 billion people globally, and can lead to blindness, malnutrition, and disability amongst the world’s poorest people. Encompassing a group of 20 diseases and conditions, several NTDs are associated with […]
October 16, 2023
By Samuel Langat, Leader, Africa, SATO In a world where basic hygiene should be universal, it’s astounding to think that, according to WaterAid, one out of five individuals do not or are unable to wash their hands after using a toilet.[1] Even more startling is […]
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