April 9, 2020
This article was originally posted on the Institute of Development Studies website. By: Jamie Myers, Institute of Development Studies Frequent and proper handwashing with soap is one of the most important measures that can be used to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus, along […]
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April 8, 2020
This article was originally published in Ingenious Probiotics as a copy of a New York Times post by Ferris Jabr. Soap is one of our most effective defences against invisible pathogens At the molecular level, soap breaks things apart. At the level of society, it […]
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April 6, 2020
This article was originally posted on Global Health NOW. By: Margaret Muldrow COVID-19’s multiple frontlines now include at least 46 countries across the African continent. Many, including Ethiopia, have frontline health care facilities battling without one of the most critical tools: adequate water and sanitation. […]
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April 3, 2020
By: Brett Walton, Circle of Blue This article was originally posted on WaterNews, Circle of Blue. Few healthcare facilities in developing countries have complete water, sanitary, and hygienic services. They are vulnerable to Covid-19 transmission, health experts say. The front lines in the battle to […]
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April 2, 2020
By: Priya Nath and Louisa Gosling, WaterAid This article was originally posted on WaterAid’s WASH Matters blog. The poorest and least powerful sections of all societies are likely to be worst affected in crises, but we can work to alleviate inequalities through our response. Priya Nath […]
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March 31, 2020
By: Julia Rosenbaum, USAID WASHPaLS Project (FHI 360) Nudges are physical cues that influence people to behave in a certain way, without particular messaging or promotion of any behavior. Nudges avoid direct instruction, mandates or enforcement. The term “nudge” became popularized starting in 2008, after […]
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March 20, 2020
In honor of World Water Day, the Global Handwashing Partnership is pleased to announce our WASH Viruses Away campaign, which will run throughout 2020. The campaign will promote handwashing with soap to protect against the coronavirus and other respiratory diseases with the aim to catalyze […]
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March 20, 2020
By: Rashad Ahamad This article was originally posted by New Age Bangladesh. Cleanliness, poor quality supply water, sanitation and hygiene as well as unsafe management of medical wastes in hospitals in Dhaka and elsewhere in Bangladesh together paint a dismal picture of hygiene practice in […]
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March 10, 2020
By: Emilie Barnasconi, Smixin As part of its ongoing advocacy efforts, Smixin AG. a Swiss cleantech scale-up, is engaged in comprehensive research led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), UC Berkeley and the University of Cyprus. The preliminary results of the research can be […]
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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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