October 7, 2024
As we approach Global Handwashing Day, it’s crucial to reflect on the significance of hand hygiene in our daily lives. This year, the Global Handwashing Partnership will be hosting its annual event at the 2024 UNC Water & Health Conference through a spotlight session titled, […]
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August 30, 2024
Join us on Wednesday, September 11, at 12PM UTC for our annual Global Handwashing Day Briefing Call! During this meeting, we’ll share more details on this year’s campaign theme, resources, and key messages with Global Handwashing Day celebrants. We’ll also use this time to coordinate […]
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July 10, 2024
This Global Handwashing Day, we’re asking the question, “Why are clean hands still important?” The answer lies in our collective responsibility to safeguard public health, prevent infections, and promote wellbeing. Whether in hospitals, schools, or after everyday interactions, practicing handwashing with soap contributes to better […]
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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 […]
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July 7, 2022
The Global Handwashing Partnership is thrilled to announce the theme of this year’s Global Handwashing Day, “Unite for Universal Hand Hygiene.” According to the latest WHO/UNICEF JMP Report, we must quadruple current rates of progress to achieve the hygiene targets highlighted under Sustainable Development Goals […]
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July 12, 2021
The Global Handwashing Partnership is thrilled to announce the theme of this year’s Global Handwashing Day, “Our Future is at Hand – Let’s Move Forward Together.” Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, unparalleled attention has been brought to the importance of handwashing for the prevention of disease. […]
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October 9, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic provides a stark reminder that one of the most effective ways to stop the spread of a disease is also one of the simplest: hand hygiene. To beat COVID-19 today and ensure better health outcomes beyond the pandemic, hand hygiene must be […]
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October 1, 2020
The Handwashing Handbook is launching on Global Handwashing Day! The handbook is based on the experience of the Global Handwashing Partnership and presents best practices and new concepts to improve the uptake of handwashing. It also aims to equip handwashing champions in government, civil society, […]
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May 17, 2020
This article was originally posted on WaterAid’s WASH Matters. The COVID-19 pandemic is a global emergency that demands urgent collective action – not only to withstand this crisis, but to build resilience against the threat of future health crises. In our action plan, we urge […]
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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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