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The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the importance of handwashing with soap. Let’s use this momentum to advocate for Hand Hygiene for All in the long-term. Share social media messages and make Global Handwashing Day bigger than ever!

Use the tweets below or find additional social media messages here. Also, fill out our templates and post them using our campaign hashtags #GlobalHandwashingDay and #HandHygieneforAll.

Social media messages

#HandHygieneforAll means access to appropriate handwashing facilities in key places. This #GlobalHandwashingDay calls on all of society to increase access to hand hygiene to prevent COVID-19 and other diseases… Click To Tweet	#HandHygieneforAll means reimagining the state of hand hygiene beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. Hand hygiene practice must be maintained and hygiene systems must be strengthened. #GlobalHandwashingDay pic.twitter.com/SQ2uTja2l6 Click To Tweet
#HandHygieneforAll means promoting handwashing through partnerships. Not a single actor can make hand hygiene for all a reality by themselves. This #GlobalHandwashingDay calls for coordination and collaboration across sectors.… Click To Tweet	#HandHygieneforAll means increasing investments to meet handwashing targets. Hand hygiene has historically been underfunded. To beat the virus today and ensure better health outcomes, this must change. #GlobalHandwashingDay… Click To Tweet
#HandHygieneforAll means placing handwashing at the heart of national strategies, plans, and budgets. This #GlobalHandwashingDay calls on national governments and partners to develop hand hygiene roadmaps in all countries.… Click To Tweet	#HandHygieneforAll means creating lasting handwashing habits. Through our COVID-19 response, we must learn about the priorities for local populations and enable handwashing behavior long-term #GlobalHandwashingDay… Click To Tweet