The Global Handwashing Partnership, Oxfam, Unilever, and UNHCR will host a sofa session that will examine hygiene in emergencies and speak on the Mum's Magic Hands program as a primary example for practical behavior change. The sofa session will be on Sunday, August 25, from 12:00-12:30PM. 

Wellbeing Foundation Africa, Global Water 2020, and the Global Handwashing Partnership will host a sofa session on the growing momentum of WASH in healthcare facilities. The sofa session will be on Sunday, August 25, from 4:00-4:30PM. 

A week-long discussion (19-23 August) is being devoted to “WASH for patient safety and AMR reduction in healthcare – what countries can do to support implementation of the Wealth Health Assembly (WHA) 2019 resolution”. Participants are invited to share ideas of WASH actions as entry points for AMR national action planning and much more.

To sign up and view current and past discussions, visit: https://ezcollab.who.int/_/xk49sq55

World Sepsis Day is commemorated every year. Sepsis affects 30 million people worldwide every year, and of those, 6 to 9 million die. Many surviving patients suffer from the debilitating effects for the rest of their lives. Learn how to get involved here.

On the first-ever World Patient Safety Day on September 17, WHO will launch a global campaign to create awareness of patient safety and urge people to show their commitment to making healthcare safer, including improving WASH in healthcare settings.