Published: July 16, 2020
This joint statement by UNICEF’s Executive Director, Henrietta Fore, and WHO’s Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, provides an overview of the need for and aim of the Hand Hygiene for All Initiative.
Published: July 1, 2020
Understanding how governments and external support agencies (ESAs) are addressing hygiene is critical during the COVID-19 pandemic and will continue to be so after. Approaches to increase handwashing with soap and provide infrastructure for hygiene, as well as activities to promote and complement hygiene practices, […]
TAGS: Research Behavior ChangeAdvocacy & PolicyMonitoring & EvaluationCoronavirus
Published: June 26, 2020
The Hand Hygiene for All initiative aims to implement WHO’s global recommendations on hand hygiene to prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic and work to ensure lasting infrastructure and behaviors. This document outlines why universal hand hygiene is important and how multiple actors can work […]
TAGS: Advocacy MaterialsPartnership Documents Behavior ChangeHandwashing PromotionAdvocacy & PolicyCoronavirus
Published: May 4, 2020
COVID-19 is a reminder of the critical role of hand hygiene in preventing diseases and improving health outcomes. As the first hands to touch a newborn baby, midwives protect the lives of mothers, their children, and their communities. In Lagos, Nigeria, a team of midwives […]
TAGS: Case Study Behavior ChangeAdvocacy & PolicyHygiene in Health FacilitiesCoronavirusRx Hand Hygiene English
Published: April 20, 2020
These messages developed by Sanitation and Water for all can be used when advocating for WASH in response to COVID-19. These messages are available in English, Spanish, and French here.
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Published: 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.
TAGS: Advocacy MaterialsPartnership Documents Advocacy & Policy EnglishSwahili
Published: 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.
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Published: April 2, 2020
These key hygiene messages developed by WASH Cluster-Cox’s Bazar and partners can be used by hygiene promoters and volunteers for refugees.
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Published: April 1, 2020
This document developed by WHO, UNICEF, and IFRC provides key messages and actions for COVID-19 prevention and control in schools.
TAGS: Advocacy Materials Handwashing PromotionAdvocacy & PolicyHygiene in SchoolsCoronavirus
Published: March 23, 2020
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory illness that is caused by a novel coronavirus first identified in an outbreak in Wuhan, China. The disease can spread from person to person contact, both through direct contact with an infected person or through contact with surfaces […]
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