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Nearly ten months after the launch of the Clean Hands, Good Health campaign in the Plateau Central region officially ended on Sunday 5 June 2022 during a ceremony at the Departmental High School of the commune of Ourgou Manega. Commune representatives from administrative, religious and traditional... Read more...
Près de dix mois après le lancement de la campagne « Mains-Propres Bonne Santé » dans la région du Plateau Central, elle a officiellement pris fin le dimanche 05 Juin 2022, au cours d’une cérémonie organisée à propos au Lycée départemental de la commune de Ourgou Manega. C'était en présence des... Read more...
The commune of Absouya is the third commune of the Plateau Central region that has hosted the Clean Hands, Good Health campaign organised by IRC with the support of UNICEF. It was on Monday, 2 May 2022 in the square in front of the town hall of Absouya. Read more...
La commune de Absouya est la troisième commune du Plateau Central ayant accueilli la campagne Mains Propres-Bonne Santé organisée par IRC avec le soutien de l'UNICEF. C'était le lundi 02 mai 2022 à la place de la Mairie de Absouya. Read more...
After Mogtédo, it is now the turn of the commune of Boudry to benefit from the Clean Hands, Good Health campaign tour in the Central Plateau region of Burkina Faso. Boudry is part of the communes selected to benefit from the second phase of the campaign. The ceremony was held on Saturday, November... Read more...
Après Mogtédo, c'est au tour de la commune de Boudry de bénéficier de la tournée de sensibilisation Mains Propres-Bonne Santé dans la région du Plateau Central. Boudry, faisant partie des communes sélectionnées pour bénéficier de la deuxième phase de ladite campagne, la cérémonie s'est tenue le... Read more...
IRC Burkina celebrated both Global Handwashing Day and World Toilet Day on Friday, November 19, 2021, in Tenkodogo. This public event was organised for the general public and schools. Read more...
October 15 is Global Handwashing Day, a global advocacy day dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of handwashing with soap as an effective and affordable way to prevent diseases and save lives. [Webinar] Global Handwashing Day - Launch of The State of the World's... Read more...
100 primary school teachers from 18 different schools in Tenkodogo are now trained in hand washing techniques. This is thanks to a training organised by IRC with the support of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, on Thursday, September 23, 2021, as part of the Clean Hands, Good Health... Read more...
100 enseignants du primaire, issus de 18 différentes écoles de la commune de Tenkodogo, sont désormais aguerris en techniques pédagogiques de lavage des mains. Ceci, grâce à une formation organisée par IRC avec le soutien de la Fondation Américaine LDSC (Latter-day Saints Charity), le jeudi 23... Read more...
I am keen to see the government do more to support the very poorest who cannot afford to provide suitable sanitation facilities Read more...
A discussion on ways to use existing systems to improve scale and sustainability of hygiene promotion efforts. Read more...
After a decade of emphasis on accelerating water and sanitation infrastructure development, South Africa circles back to behaviour change. Read more...
On May 5th each year the World Health Organization calls on health workers to wash their hands. Read more...
If the system isn't hygienically used and operated, people's lives and health will not be improved. Read more...