The Global Handwashing Partnership

Maternal Newborn & Child Health

Global Handwashing Partnership Annual Report 2024 >

Published: March 19, 2025

This report shares highlights from the Global Handwashing Partnership’s work in 2024. Read the report to see our advocacy, knowledge management, and coordination highlights from the year.

TAGS: Partnership Documents Integration Global Handwashing Day Behavior Change Handwashing Promotion Hand Hygiene for All Handwashing Handbook Rx Hand Hygiene Coronavirus Hygiene in Emergencies Handwashing Technologies Maternal Newborn & Child Health Hygiene in Schools Hygiene in the Workplace Hygiene in Health Facilities Monitoring & Evaluation Advocacy & Policy Handwashing and Sanitation Global Handwashing Day Planners General Public Policy Makers Implementers Healthcare Workers Advocates Educators Academics English 2024

Behavioural Determinants of Hand Washing and Glove Recontamination before Aseptic Procedures at Birth: A Time-and-Motion Study and Survey in Zanzibar Labour Wards >

Published: March 5, 2020

Citation: Gon, G., Virgo S., de Barra M., Ali S.M., Campbell O.M., Graham W.J., Nash S., Woodd S.L., de Bruin M. (2020). Behavioural Determinants of Hand Washing and Glove Recontamination before Aseptic Procedures at Birth: A Time-and-Motion Study and Survey in Zanzibar Labour Wards. Int. J. […]

TAGS: Research Maternal Newborn & Child Health Hygiene in Health Facilities 2020

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

Published: 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.

TAGS: Research Multimedia Trainings & Toolkits Maternal Newborn & Child Health Hygiene in Health Facilities Integration Behavior Change Educators Advocates General Public Implementers English 2017

Fact Sheet: Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Facilities >

Published: 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.

TAGS: Research Briefing Paper Maternal Newborn & Child Health Hygiene in Health Facilities Integration Behavior Change Policy Makers Implementers English 2017

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

Published: August 7, 2017

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

TAGS: Trainings & Toolkits Advocacy Materials Maternal Newborn & Child Health Integration Behavior Change Advocates Academics Policy Makers Implementers English 2017

WASH Counts in Healthcare Facilities: From awareness to action >

Published: 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.

TAGS: Event Recording Handwashing Technologies Maternal Newborn & Child Health Hygiene in Health Facilities Monitoring & Evaluation Advocacy & Policy Handwashing Promotion Integration Policy Makers Implementers English 2017

Clean Hands Prevent Cold & Flu: Protect yourself through good hygiene >

Published: February 7, 2017

This webinar summary highlights the role of hand hygiene in flu prevention, as well as the importance of integrated efforts between federal and provincial governments and non-profits in interventions.

TAGS: Event Recording Presentation Briefing Paper Maternal Newborn & Child Health Hygiene in Schools Advocacy & Policy Policy Makers Implementers Educators General Public English 2016