May 8, 2020
On May 7, 2020 at 8am EDT (12pm UTC), the Global Handwashing Partnership and Emory University’s Center for Global Safe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) hosted a webinar highlighting the importance of access to hand hygiene facilities and practical actions that can be taken in […]
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April 30, 2020
By: David Silverman This article was originally posted on Imperial College London’s website. A new technology has dramatically increased rates of handwashing in a trial in Tanzania, and could be key to preventing spread of infectious diseases. Researchers at Imperial College London and the London School […]
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June 28, 2019
By: Dr. Arne Panesar, Head of the GIZ Sector Program “Sustainable Sanitation” The Global Handwashing Partnership’s Handwashing Behavior Change Think Tank in October 2018 brought hygiene experts from multiple sectors together to share their knowledge on learning and action in handwashing behavior change. Now, the […]
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February 15, 2019
On February 7th, 2019, the Global Handwashing Partnership, in conjunction with USAID and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, hosted a webinar discussion on the development and randomized controlled trial of a water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) mobile health program in Dhaka, Bangladesh. […]
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January 22, 2019
By: Ebuwa Evbuoma, Global Handwashing Partnership The Global Handwashing Partnership’s Handwashing Behavior Change Think Tank events bring together multi-sector hygiene experts to drive learning and action in handwashing behavior change. The 2018 edition was held in the Philippines. It was the first Think Tank held […]
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December 21, 2018
This post, by Tettje van Daalen, originally appeared on IRC’s web site, here. The explicit reference to hygiene in the text of Sustainable Development Goal target 6.2 represents increasing recognition of the importance of hygiene and its close links with sanitation. Hygiene is multi-faceted and […]
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November 26, 2018
By: Aarin Palomares, Global Handwashing Partnership Every year, the UNC Water & Health conference convenes WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) professionals from civil society, government, research institutions, and the private sector to discuss successes in the field, identify current gaps, and ways to move forward […]
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July 30, 2018
At the 41st WEDC conference, the Global Handwashing Partnership, Aquatabs, Amref Health Africa, Tufts University, and World Vision convened a discussion on sustaining behaviors and practices for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in health facilities to improve patient safety and quality of care. Key points from the […]
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February 5, 2018
For the fourth consecutive year United Purpose and the PZ Cussons Foundation organized Nigeria’s largest Global Handwashing Day (GHD) campaign. This campaign was one of the largest GHD campaigns in the world. In total, more than 46,000 people washed their hands with soap during our […]
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December 12, 2017
By Bijan Manavizadeh, Global Handwashing Partnership It often surprises me how much can be accomplished and learned in one year. This October, I attended the UNC Water & Health Conference for the second consecutive year. Though there were many important themes discussed, several resonated for […]
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