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Handwashing in Haiti

March 10, 2015

Location: Les Cayes, Haiti Participants: 900 Organizations: Hope for Haiti On Wednesday, October 15th, 2014 Hope for Haiti participated in Global Handwashing Day at two community schools. Over 900 students, teachers, administrators, and community members came out to enjoy the event. Public health nurses talked […]

The latest evidence on hand hygiene behavior change in different contexts: Insights from the 2022 Hand Hygiene Research Summary

October 13, 2023

This article was originally published on the FHI 360 R & E Search for Evidence Blog By: Meriam Zegeye and Aarin Palomares Photo credit: UNICEF As we prepare to mark the Global Handwashing Day on October 15 and engage with the upcoming UNC Water and […]

CDC and Partners Work to Advance Hand Hygiene Practices in Primary Schools in Central America

October 9, 2023

By: Brittany M. Robinson and Victoria Trinies, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Learning about and practicing hand hygiene in primary education settings is critical to preventing the spread of infectious diseases among school-aged children and staff. Hand hygiene behavior, particularly handwashing with soap, is […]

Activating young people in Kenya and Tanzania to champion hygiene behavior change

October 6, 2023

This article was originally published on the COVID-19 Hygine Hub Website. Country and Region: Kenya and Tanzania, East Africa Organization: Shujaaz Inc., under a project led by Amref Health Africa in Kenya, in collaboration with the National Business Compact on Coronavirus and supported by FCDO and Unilever […]

CDC AND PARTNERS SUPPORT EFFORTS TO IMPROVE UNIVERSAL HAND HYGIENE

October 5, 2022

By: Mushtaq Dualeh, CDC Global WASH in the time of COVID-19 Increasing access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure and hygiene practices are key to reducing the spread of diseases. During the COVID-19 pandemic, hygiene practices like handwashing and environmental cleaning were identified as […]

Foot operated 3 tap metal frame HWS, 236 USD, Bangladesh

March 18, 2022

Cut a piece of SS hollow box bar and make frame of 4’ L X 2’ B X 2.5’ H. Make a trapezoidal shape large sink (as shown in picture) with SS sheet and fix with frame by welding. Sink should be in a slope […]

Hand hygiene for all: Beat the virus today and ensure better health beyond the pandemic

October 15, 2020

By: Soma Ghosh Moulik, Practice Manager, World Bank This post was originally posted on the World Bank website.  October 15 was Global Handwashing Day, with its clarion call that to beat the virus today and ensure better health outcomes beyond the pandemic, hand hygiene must […]

This simplest act can make the world a better place

October 15, 2020

By: Nadine Leslie If you were lucky enough to grow up in a place that has ample clean water, hopefully your parents and teachers instilled in you good handwashing habits. Because right now, there is little that will pay off more for you and your […]

COVID-19 as an awakening for hand hygiene access

October 13, 2020

By: Team DefeatDD When the COVID-19 pandemic first began and little was known about the novel coronavirus, one of the World Health Organization (WHO)’s first recommendations was a simple, tried-and-true public health measure: handwashing. This advice persists today as one of the most important ways, […]

In Nigeria, Doctors Turn to Basic Hygiene to Slow Covid-19

July 3, 2020

By: Elena Bruess As the coronavirus pandemic spreads through Africa’s most populous country, a health foundation pushes for better access to water, sanitation and hygiene. Otun Adewale recounts the story of two doctors in a private hospital in Abuja, Nigeria. One who washes his hands […]

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