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Healthcare workers exposure risk assessment : a survey among frontline workers in designated...

2020
Despite the high level of exposure to the COVID-...
RWSN webinar series

RWSN webinar series: Achieving sustainable WASH at scale - Lessons from an NGO-led Payment by Results Programme

On November 10 th , 14:30 CET ( 13:30 GMT and 16:30 EAT ), representatives from FCDO , SNV ,...
Webinar poster on measuring hand hygiene.

Webinar - Measuring handwashing with soap: The what and how of monitoring and evaluating hand hygiene interventions, 05 November 2020

Last in a series of three webinars of organised on the occasion of Global Handwashing Day 2020...
Handwashing instructions in India

What’s at stake? WASH in times of COVID-19 in India

Guest blogger Srilekha Chakraborty , 2020 winner of the Ton Schouten Award, shares stories from the ground on the pandemic in India.
Handwashing during Global Handwashing Day in Ouagadougou

Global Handwashing Day in Burkina Faso

IRC Burkina urges people to wash their hands with soap regularly.
IRC Burkina country director Juste Nansi being interviewed during Global Handwashing Day

Journée mondiale du lavage des mains au Burkina Faso

L'IRC exhorte la population burkinabè à se laver régulièrement les mains avec du savon.
Main propres Bonne Sante

Clean hands, good health, today and everyday

IRC Burkina Faso seeks to reach 3.6 million people with a critical public health message.
Jane Nabunnya IRC Country Director Uganda

Jane Nabunnya talking handwashing live on Next Radio 106.1

Tune in to Next Radio 106.1 and listen to Jane Nabunnya discussing the importance of handwashing.
Child washing hand in India

Hand hygiene for all: creating lasting handwashing habits (webinar)

Join another webinar on 13 October to advance the hand hygiene agenda in India
Mains propres bonne sante campaign logo

Mains propres bonne santé: lave regulièrement tes mains avec du savon

Jeudi 15 et Vendredi 16 Octobre 2020 à partir de 15 H.

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Healthcare workers exposure risk assessment : a survey among frontline workers in designated COVID-19 treatment centers in Ghana

Despite the high level of exposure to the COVID-19 virus among HCWs in the treatment centers, only 14.0% were at high risk of COVID-19 virus...
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RWSN webinar series

RWSN webinar series: Achieving sustainable WASH at scale - Lessons from an NGO-led Payment by Results Programme

Published on: 05/11/2020
On November 10 th , 14:30 CET ( 13:30 GMT and 16:30 EAT ), representatives from FCDO , SNV , Tearfund , Plan International UK , and Itad will discuss learning under three headings: Payment-by-Results, sustainability, and reaching the vulnerable .

Webinar poster on measuring hand hygiene.

Webinar - Measuring handwashing with soap: The what and how of monitoring and evaluating hand hygiene interventions, 05 November 2020

Published on: 03/11/2020
Last in a series of three webinars of organised on the occasion of Global Handwashing Day 2020. Please join on 5 November 2020 at 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm IST (10:30-12:00 CET).

Handwashing instructions in India

What’s at stake? WASH in times of COVID-19 in India

Published on: 22/10/2020
Guest blogger Srilekha Chakraborty , 2020 winner of the Ton Schouten Award, shares stories from the ground on the pandemic in India.

Handwashing during Global Handwashing Day in Ouagadougou

Global Handwashing Day in Burkina Faso

Published on: 19/10/2020
IRC Burkina urges people to wash their hands with soap regularly.

IRC Burkina country director Juste Nansi being interviewed during Global Handwashing Day

Journée mondiale du lavage des mains au Burkina Faso

Published on: 19/10/2020
L'IRC exhorte la population burkinabè à se laver régulièrement les mains avec du savon.

Main propres Bonne Sante

Clean hands, good health, today and everyday

Published on: 14/10/2020
IRC Burkina Faso seeks to reach 3.6 million people with a critical public health message.

Jane Nabunnya IRC Country Director Uganda

Jane Nabunnya talking handwashing live on Next Radio 106.1

Published on: 14/10/2020
Tune in to Next Radio 106.1 and listen to Jane Nabunnya discussing the importance of handwashing.

Child washing hand in India

Hand hygiene for all: creating lasting handwashing habits (webinar)

Published on: 12/10/2020
Join another webinar on 13 October to advance the hand hygiene agenda in India

Mains propres bonne sante campaign logo

Mains propres bonne santé: lave regulièrement tes mains avec du savon

Published on: 12/10/2020
Jeudi 15 et Vendredi 16 Octobre 2020 à partir de 15 H.

Mains propres bonne sante campaign logo

Clean hands, good health: wash your hands regularly with soap

Published on: 12/10/2020
In Burkina? Join us for a live event in Stadium Esplanade of August 4th, Ouagadougou Thursday 15 and Friday 16 October 2020, 03:00 pm.

Child washing hand in India

Handwashing with soap: technologies and innovations (webinar)

Published on: 09/10/2020
Join webinar on 12 October to explore opportunities, identify challenges and brainstorm solutions to advance hand hygiene in India.

Handwashing with soap: technologies and innovations (webinar)

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Child washing hand in India

Handwashing with soap: technologies and innovations (webinar)

Published on: 09/10/2020
Join this webinar on 12 October to explore opportunities, identify challenges and brainstorm solutions to advance hand hygiene in India.

Kabarole chairman R. Rwabuhinga cuts ribbon to open sanitation facility at Bwanika Health Centre II

Bwanika Health Centre II gets much needed sanitation facility

Published on: 08/10/2020
Thanks to IRC Uganda's cost-saving initiative Bwanika Health Centre II in Kabarole District now has a sanitation facility.

Handwashing device Aga Khan Foundation

COVID-19 WASH response in two Indian states

Published on: 03/09/2020
The Aga Khan Foundation is organising WASH interventions in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in response to the pandemic.

USAID Transform WASH is supporting local manufacturing and distribution of hand washing stations

Small business and WASH in the age of coronavirus

Published on: 16/06/2020
Since the coronavirus began spreading throughout the world, few things have been unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our activities to develop markets for WASH products and services are no exception.

Clement Akazeire Nyaaba, head teacher of Foe Primary School B, being interviewed

Water vital for education says head teacher

Published on: 28/05/2020
“Water is very, very important for children in terms of their education,” says Clement Akazeire Nyaaba, head teacher of Foe Primary School B.

Using a tippy tap in Rwanda

Self-supporting handwashing solutions to fight COVID-19

Published on: 13/05/2020
The Smart Hygiene Solutions booklet has been updated with solutions in times of COVID-19.

Schoolchildren practising handwashing in Ghana

A lesson that can save lives

Published on: 09/04/2020
It is never too early to learn good practice that may be lifesaving.

Covid-19 - what's missing

COVID-19–why the gaps in available data are far more terrifying

Published on: 05/03/2020
Who'd have guessed the biggest news item so far in 2020 would involve being told how to wash your hands? Yet it has been – at least for those of us who can, who have access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and can afford or find such luxuries as hand sanitiser or soap.

Handwashing

Global Handwashing Day 2019: Clean Hands for All

Published on: 14/10/2019
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.

A framework for targeting water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in pastoralist populations in the Afar region of Ethiopia

An approach is developed to assess WASH risks in marginal populations that are poorly understood and served through conventional approaches.
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Hygiene: a crucial piece of the puzzle for the impact of WASH

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School children stage a performance at the Global Hand Washing Day event, 2018

Marking Global Handwashing Day 2018

Published on: 18/01/2019
The Ministry of Water and Environment in Uganda organises the annual commemoration of Global Handwashing Day. IRC Uganda Country Office was there to document the highlights.

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