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Stop Coronavirus Poster

April 16, 2020

This poster was developed with the support of the Kenyan National Business Compact on Coronavirus. The poster highlights preventative measures, sign and symptoms, and ways to protect yourself and others from coronavirus. This poster is available in English and Swahili.

WASH in HCF & COVID-19 Webinar Series: Hand Hygiene Slides

April 16, 2020

This webinar is part of a mini WASH in healthcare facilities training series. The webinar was conduced by WHO and UNICEF in April 2020. View the webinar slides here.

FAQs: Local Production of Alcohol-Based Handrub in Health Facilities

April 16, 2020

This Frequently Asked Questions document is based on a December 2019 webinar on the local production of alcohol-based hand rub in Uganda for healthcare workers by Infectious Disease Institute at Makerere University and the US CDC.

COVID-19 Hygiene Hub

April 15, 2020

The COVID-19 Hygiene Hub is a free service that helps actors in low- and middle-income countries share, design, and adapt evidence-based hygiene interventions to combat coronavirus. Visit the Hygiene Hub here.

‘How to’ Brief: National and Subnational Handwashing Partnerships

April 14, 2020

Given the scale of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to accelerate local action. Forming national and subnational Handwashing Partnerships could fill a coordination gap for this focus on handwashing and ensure swift action. This brief provides practical steps to facilitate local-level partnerships with the […]

Q+A: Handwashing in water-scarce settings

April 7, 2020

In this video blog, Astrid Hasund Thorseth discusses managing regular handwashing in settings where piped water and handwashing facilities are less common.

Q+A: Different types of soap and alternatives to soap

April 7, 2020

In this video blog, Astrid Hasund Thorseth of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Wash’Em discusses soap and its alternatives for handwashing.

SWA Special Webinar on COVID-19 and WASH

April 7, 2020

The Sanitation and Water for All partnership recently hosted the webinar “COVID-19 and WASH, featuring UNICEF, WHO and Governments.” The webinar features: A presentation from WHO and UNICEF on WASH Preparedness and Response for COVID-19 Interventions from senior Government officials in Cambodia, Guinea (TBC), and […]

Knowledge Map: WASH in Schools and Coronavirus

April 7, 2020

The WASH in Schools Network (UNICEF, GIZ, Save the Children, WATERAID; Emory, LSHTM, among others) has compiled this knowledge map with links to relevant materials about COVID-19 for learners, their families and the education system. The map is intended for the time when schools are […]

Technical WASH Guidance for COVID-19 Preparedness and Response

April 6, 2020

This technical brief from UNHCR provides suggested activities for COVID-19 response among refugee settings.

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