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News and Updates from the Global Handwashing Partnership 

 

The month of July yielded news and new resources from the Global Handwashing Partnership, including this year's Global Handwashing Day infographic, new hand hygiene leader profiles, and partner spotlights. Check out this month's news and updates below. 

 

Hand Hygiene Leader Profile 
Illustration of the Sani nudge system. Illustration Credit: Aarhus University Hospital and Sani nudge
How a Call for Behavior Change Led to innovative Solutions to Better Hand Hygiene in a Hospital in Denmark:  In this profile, we learn from the experience of Anne-Mette Iversen, a clinical nursing specialist in Denmark. She details the multidisciplinary approach to hand hygiene reform at the hospital's oncology department.

Do you advocate for hand hygiene in your health facility? We want to hear from you! Write to: contact@globalhandwashing.org.
Partner Spotlight
Photo Credit: Hilton and Clean the World Foundation

The Rotary Club Bribie Island (Australia) and SpaTap launched a hand hygiene program targeting over 1,000 school children. Learn more about the program here.  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. and Clean the World Foundation pledged to recycle enough soap to create 2 million new bars of soap by fall 2019 through the Clean the World Challenge. Read more here.

Blog Posts

The 2018 Handwashing Behavior Change Think Tank Report: Perspectives from  a WASH Sector Lead: In this blogpost, Dr. Arne Panesar (GIZ) highlights the key takeaways from the 2018 Handwashing Behavior Change Think Tank report. You can view the full report here

New Additions to the Handwashing Research Index: A Catalog of Research Publications: Ebuwa Evbuoma (GHP) details handwashing research published in the January to June 2019 period.

Water Currents: Handwashing Research - January to June 2019: This edition of the USAID Water Currents newsletter features selected studies form the Janaury to June 2019 Handwashing Research Index. 

 

Events for Global Handwashing Day 2019
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This year's Global Handwashing Day theme, "Clean Hands for All" is a call to promote  equity in handwashing. Learn what you can do to celebrate Global Handwashing Day in our infographic.

Our
Infographic is up on the Global Handwashing Day site, here. If you are planning a Global Handwashing Day event, please add it to the map, here!

Please address enquiries to: contact@globalhandwashing.org.

News and Resources 

 

2018 Handwashing Behavior Change Think Tank Report: The Global Handwashing Partnership co-convened their biannual Think Tank with Procter & Gamble in October 2018. Read the report to learn more about the tracks and recommendations. 

An Independent Evaluation of the BabyWASH Approach in Nangere LGA, Yobe Sttae, Nigeria: The Clean, Fed, and Nurtured Coalition hosted a webinar detailing BabyWASH program evaluation results from work in Yobe State, northern Nigeria. In this webinar, Action Against Hunger (ACF) shared information on their BabyWASH pilot program (2017-2018), where they targeted 5,562 pregnant and lactating women through integrated WASH and nutrition training for 18 months. The webinar resources can be found here, and the evaluation report, here.
 


Back to Basics: Practical Steps for Countries to Ensure Universal Access to WASH in HCF: Watch this webinar recording from the WASH in Healthcare Facilities Initiative to learn about available resources, guidelines and critical questions on the journey to universal access to WASH in health care facilities. 

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