This national hand hygiene strategy marks the Government of Lesotho’s commitment to achieving hand hygiene for all. The strategy highlights four main areas of action: 1) leadership from the national level to the local level to create the political, societal and behavioural changes to inspire […]
This Nigeria Country Roadmap recognizes the necessity of three core factors namely: political leadership, a strong enabling environment, and increased supply and demand for hand hygiene through inclusive programming at scale. Activities to realize these factors have been detailed to include short-term COVID-19 response needs […]
This country roadmap is designed to address existing gaps on hand hygiene access and practice in Ethiopia. It serves as a guiding document to achieve global and national level commitments and showcases a pathway for Ethiopia to achieve national hand hygiene coverage.
The Hand Hygiene Acceleration Framework Tool facilitates understanding of national action towards the achievement of Universal Hand Hygiene. This follows the Hand Hygiene for All Initiative call in June 2020 for governments to lead the acceleration of progress on hand hygiene in the lead up to 2030. Designed for use […]
The 2021 hand hygiene research summary outlines key themes and findings from hygiene-related research papers published in 2021. Sections include health and non-health impacts of hand hygiene, hand hygiene access and supplies, determinants and interventions for hand hygiene behavior change in various settings, and the […]
This report summarizes the outcomes from Global Handwashing Day 2021. This year’s theme, “Our Future is at Hand – Let’s Move Forward Together,” builds on the need for collective action to accelerate hand hygiene progress. This report links to Global Handwashing Day tools, summarizes the […]
This report outlines the current state of hand hygiene in the world, and how governments, communities, individuals and other stakeholders can accelerate progress to achieve hand hygiene for all. View the full report here.
This sub-strategy sets out a framework for creating and sustaining a culture of handwashing with soap at critical moments through collaborative efforts between a multi-sectoral cast of governmental and nongovernmental stakeholders. The strategy highlights three main areas of action: 1) Creation of demand for handwashing […]