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The Global Handwashing Partnership

Handwashing: It’s Such an Easy Thing to Do

March 14, 2015

This resource, a keynote delivered at the 2014 UNC Water and Health Conference, highlights the pains and gains of hand hygiene as a public health intervention.

Raising Even More Clean Hands: Advancing Health, Learning, and Equity through WASH in Schools

March 13, 2015

This Joint Call to Action outlines the importance of WASH in Schools and provides practical examples of how governments and others can support WASH in Schools.

Compendium of WASH in Schools Facilities in Emergencies

March 13, 2015

The compendium has gathered information on equipment and designs for temporary learning spaces/schools in emergency interventions that deliver WASH-related health benefits while minimizing disruption to education opportunities.

Handwashing Curriculum for Students of All Ages

March 13, 2015

This resource provides links to a series of handwashing curricula developed by the Minnesota Department of Health.

From Joint Thinking to Joint Action: A Call to Action on Improving Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene for Maternal and Newborn Health

March 13, 2015

Water, sanitation, and hygiene are of vital importance for maternal and newborn health. This report highlights the linkages between the two and urges for better integration.

Effect of Handwashing on Child Health: A Randomized Controlled Trial

March 13, 2015

This randomized controlled trial assessed the effect of hand hygiene promotion on diarrhea and acute lower respiratory tract infection.

How to Build Your Own Tippy-Tap

March 13, 2015

This brochure from SPRING/Bangladesh shows the steps used to construct a tippy-tap handwashing station.

Enabling Technologies for Handwashing with Soap: A Case Study on the Tippy-Tap in Uganda

March 13, 2015

The purpose of this study was to document the process through which tippy-taps were promoted to qualitatively explore the results and to draw out lessons for future interventions.

Getting the Basic Right – The Role of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Maternal and Reproductive Health: A Conceptual Framework

March 13, 2015

This study sought to explore linkages between WASH and maternal and perinatal health via a conceptual approach and a scoping review.

Non-clinical Interventions for Acute Respiratory Infections and Diarrhoeal Diseases Among Young Children in Developing Countries

March 13, 2015

Researchers in this study explored the impact of non-clinical interventions-including those in sanitation and hygiene-on acute respiratory infections and diarrheal disease.

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