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The Global Handwashing Partnership

FAQ: Using Nudges to Encourage Handwashing with Soap

November 6, 2017

This brief answers some frequently asked questions about nudges as a behavior change tool, and highlights interventions where nudges have been used to increase handwashing.

WASH in Healthcare Facilities: A toolbox for improving quality of care

October 12, 2017

This resource, a microsite, shares tools, perspectives as well as the USAID Maternal & Child Survival program expertise in the integration of WASH in quality of care improvement.

Handwashing – Vital for Sustainable Development advocacy brief

September 14, 2017

This advocacy brief explains why handwashing with soap is critical to sustainable development, and how this key behavior contributes to many of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Norms, nudges, or addiction? Understanding drivers for handwashing behavior change.

September 12, 2017

This webinar summary highlights findings from research and programs on norms, nudges and other drivers of hand hygiene behavior change.

Global Handwashing Day 2017 Planner’s Guide, 6th edition

August 28, 2017

Updated for 2017, this Planner’s Guide will help you plan a successful Global Handwashing Day event. The Planner’s Guide is also available in French and Spanish.

Fact Sheet: Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Facilities

August 23, 2017

This fact sheet highlights the evidence on healthcare-related risks of poor hygiene and the critical components in the improvement of quality of care and reduction of negative outcomes of poor hand hygiene compliance in healthcare facilities.

Essential WASH Actions: A Training & Reference Pack to Supplement Essential Nutrition Actions

August 7, 2017

This document expounds the relationship between WASH and nutrition through action items and capacity-building materials.

Global Handwashing Day 2017 Social Media Toolkit

August 2, 2017

Updated for 2017, this social media toolkit has sample messages, blog ideas, and resources to help celebrants and handwashing champions spread the word about Global Handwashing Day. This toolkit is available in English, French & Spanish.  

WASH Counts in Healthcare Facilities: From awareness to action

May 5, 2017

This webinar summary provides context on the status of WASH in healthcare facilities, as well as insights into assessments, programs and action plans to reduce healthcare-associated infections linked to inadequate hand hygiene.

The State of Handwashing in 2016

March 28, 2017

In this summary, we outline key themes and findings from 59 handwashing-related research papers published in 2016.

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