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The Global Handwashing Partnership

Global Handwashing Day 2018 Report

February 12, 2019

This report summarizes the 2018 Global Handwashing Day campaign. The campaign theme, ‘Clean hands- a recipe for health’, encouraged everyone to make handwashing with soap a part of every meal. This report links to Global Handwashing Day tools, summarizes the global impact of Global Handwashing Day, shares […]

Global Handwashing Partnership 2018 Annual Report

February 1, 2019

This report shares highlights from the Global Handwashing Partnership’s work in 2018. Read the report to learn about our work in advocacy and knowledge management, and how you can get involved.

WASH and Health Working Together: a ‘How-to Guide’ for NTD Programmes

January 31, 2019

This toolkit, developed by the Neglected Tropical Disease NGO Network and WHO,  provides step-by-step guidance to NTD program implementers on how to work collaboratively with the WASH community to improve delivery of water, sanitation and hygiene services to underserved population affected by many neglected tropical […]

Preschool and Nursery School-focused Handwashing Worksheets

January 28, 2019

This resource, uploaded by the Kiddiwash team, provides designs, worksheets and learning certificates to help nursery school children learn the importance of handwashing at critical times. OrganizationTeal Patents LtdName of person submittingPhilip Briggs

Supplies, knowledge, and leadership: preventing newborn sepsis through better hand hygiene in Cameroon

January 9, 2019

Nkwan Jacob Gobte, BNS, MPH, is a nurse and Director of Baptist Training School for Health Personnel (BTSHP) Banso, and Infection Prevention Supervisor, Cameroon Baptist Health Services , International Ambassador for the Society for Health Care Epidemiology of America (SHEA). Nkwan Jacob is an international […]

Webinar Summary: Systems approaches to hygiene behavior change – lessons across WASH, health, and education

January 8, 2019

On May 9th at 10 am ET, the Global Handwashing Partnership and IRC hosted a discussion focused on ways to use existing systems to improve scale and sustainability of hygiene promotion efforts.

Webinar Summary: The Forgotten Juncture? Handwashing and Safe Management of Child Feces

January 8, 2019

On August 22nd, 2018 at 6pm ET, the Global Handwashing Partnership, in conjunction with USAID, the International Water Center, the Water and Engineering Center for Development, and UNICEF hosted a discussion on the intersection of handwashing and the safe management of child feces.

Hygiene: a crucial piece of the puzzle for the impact of WASH

December 28, 2018

In this podcast, Carolyn Moore, Secretariat Director of the Global Handwashing Partnership, Adam Biran, a lecturer at LSHTM, and Thinley Dem, with SNV Bhutan, explore behavior change programs and policy concerns, with the SuperAmma intervention as a case study.

Medical Aid Films: Handwashing for Hospital Staff

December 13, 2018

In this video, set in Ndole Central Hospital, Zambia, we follow healthcare workers in two scenarios: caring for clients with and without hand hygiene. This resource highlights the steps in handwashing, and critical moments for hand hygiene in healthcare facilities.

Medical Aid Films: Community Handwashing – Mr. Tembo Comes Clean!

December 13, 2018

In this video produced by Medical Aid Films, we follow Mr. Tembo and his family in Chipulusuku, Zambia. Lessons on the connection between handwashing, wound healing and work absenteeism are shared as Mr. Tembo and his community learn that hand hygiene saves lives.

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