October 1, 2020
By: Aarin Palomares, Global Handwashing Partnership Every year, Global Handwashing Day (October 15) serves as an opportunity to increase awareness and understanding of handwashing with soap as an effective and affordable way to prevent diseases and save lives. The cross-cutting benefits of handwashing are further […]
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October 15, 2019
By: Teklemarian Ayalew, Action Against Hunger Ethiopia and Astrid Hasund Thorseth, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Promotion of healthy hygiene practices in emergencies works best when it is based on scientific evidence and adapted local contexts. However, gaps in the scientific literature regarding […]
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October 15, 2019
By: Hope Randall, PATH’s DefeatDD Initiative Take a moment to picture the last time you went to the doctor’s office. As you hold it in your mind’s eye, take a look around and notice the elements that made you feel comfortable with the quality of […]
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October 15, 2019
By: Sian White, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Wash’Em is a process for designing hygiene behaviour change programmes in humanitarian crises. Through several years of research with crisis-affected populations we realised that current approaches hygiene promotion activities are not actually changing behaviour. Typical […]
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October 15, 2019
By: Om Prasad Gautam, WaterAid This article was originally posted on WaterAid’s website here. Reposted with permission. Why are we so off track on increasing the number of people globally who wash their hands? Who is having their access to good hygiene denied? For Global […]
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