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New Resource Reported Handwashing Behaviors Among U.S. Adults Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

October 15, 2020

By: The Waterborne Disease Prevention Branch at CDC The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently published the “Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report,” which describes handwashing behaviors before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report findings suggest that the percentage of U.S. adults who […]

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New Resource ‘Hygiene Hub’ links science to action to help save lives during COVID-19

May 29, 2020

By: Joanna Esteves Mills This press release was originally posted on the COVID-19 Hygiene Hub.  New online portal provides ‘real-time’ support and latest evidence for hygiene interventions actors, supported by funding from DFID and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Simple hygiene practices are one of […]

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New Resource Why does handwashing with soap work so well to prevent COVID-19?

May 18, 2020

By: Sian White This article was originally posted on the COVID-19 Hygiene Hub and is updated on an ongoing basis.  Handwashing with soap, together with other public health interventions, will be key to curbing the transmission of COVID-19. To understand why handwashing is so effective […]

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New Resource What key principles should we use to guide our coronavirus hygiene programming ?

April 29, 2020

By: Sian White, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine This article was originally posted on the COVID-19 Hygiene Hub.  There is not one standardised approach to coronavirus response and context adaptation is important. Irrespective of what your organisation decides to do we recommend that […]

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New Resource Introducing the COVID-19 Hygiene Hub

April 13, 2020

By: Sian White, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine This article was originally posted on the COVID-19 Hygiene Hub.  The COVID-19 Hygiene Hub resources are currently under development.  Our team of experts are working on a range of technical and practical briefs. When complete […]

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New Resource Using the Innovation Challenge to increase handwashing within local schools

March 5, 2020

By: Joseph Miller On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern.” Coronavirus continues to spread and schools across the world are preparing for the scenario where they experience an outbreak in the […]

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New Resource Global Handwashing Day 2019 Press Release

October 8, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC – October 8, 2019. Every October 15th, millions of people celebrate Global Handwashing Day through worldwide celebrations, events, and advocacy campaigns. Global Handwashing Day was founded by the Global Handwashing Partnership, an international coalition of organizations working to promote handwashing with soap. Handwashing […]

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New Resource The 2018 Handwashing Behavior Change Think Tank Report: Perspectives from a WASH Sector Lead

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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New Resource What Does an Integrated Approach to Diarrhea Prevention Look Like?

May 20, 2019

Editor’s Note: This post is an installment in our Ask the GHP Series.  By: Hope Randall In this video, Hope Randall presents lessons from PATH’s Defeat Diarrheal Disease Initiative (Defeat DD) approach to integrating advocacy for diarrheal disease with critical issues in water, sanitation and […]

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New Resource Is There a Community of Practice for Handwashing Implementers in Lower-and-Middle-Income Countries?

May 6, 2019

Editor’s Note: This post is an installment in our Ask the GHP Series. By: Carolyn Moore This video presents the landscape of communities of practice for handwashing programming in various contexts. Highlighted below are the learning communities referenced in the video. Global Handwashing Partnership Visit […]

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