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WASH well positioned in Bangladesh's new Five Year Plan

Water resources management, equitable access and hygiene receive due attention.

A discussion on the covid response planning process

A new effort in responding to COVID-19 in Negelle Arsi and Shashamane

IRC WASH Ethiopia is supporting Shashamane and Negelle Arsi woredas on knowledge management around...

WASH in schools: learning from winners

A compilation of best practices from Odisha, India.

Wale Belayneh, Public Relations Director at the Amhara Region Health Bureau

Kicking off Ethiopia's hand washing campaign

On Global Hand Washing Day, Ethiopia kicked off a one-month hand washing campaign.

Catherine Kemigabo, district health educator in Kabarole, Uganda

Investing in healthcare facilities saves lives: a video from Uganda

An appeal for more funding for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in healthcare facilities in...

Good sanitation practices in Bongo District, Ghana

Video on the improvements taking place around sanitation and hygiene in Bongo District, Ghana.

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.

Clean hands, good health, today and everyday

IRC Burkina Faso seeks to reach 3.6 million people with a critical public health message.

Handwashing with soap: technologies and innovations (webinar)

Join webinar on 12 October to explore opportunities, identify challenges and brainstorm solutions...

Delegates at the table during the handing over of materials against COVID-19 ceremony in Banfora, Burkina Faso

Stop COVID-19: equipment for Banfora district

Health centres, schools, public places and the population of Banfora in Burkina Faso have received...

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

Bwanika Health Centre II gets much needed sanitation facility

Thanks to IRC Uganda's cost-saving initiative Bwanika Health Centre II in Kabarole District now has...

Handwashing device handed over in Banfora, Burkina Faso

Stop Covid-19 : du matériel pour la mairie de Banfora

Les centres de santé, les écoles, les lieux publics et la population de Banfora ont reçu du...

A SWA briefing note on climate change adaptation and mitigation

Adapting to climate change and fostering a low carbon water and sanitation sector.

Mayor and project manager sign the project agreement in Banfora

Banfora: Health centres in the spotlight

A new project SANIYA SO+ will be implemented in the 17 health centres of the commune of Banfora.

Banfora : Les centres de santé à l’honneur

Un nouveau projet, "SANIYA SO+", interviendra au niveau des 17 centres de santé de la commune de...

Blogs, podcasts, opinions and more

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Mulat Basazenew's valve-based foot-operated tap

Innovating for no-touch handwashing: Ethiopian industrial designers reach for scale

A design competition initiative of USAID Transform WASH

Young girls listening to teacher talking about menstrual hygiene in Kenya

Review policy and funding to support post-COVID teenage mothers

The deep divide between governmental health policies on menstrual hygiene and the reality on the ground during the pandemic.

10 years of progress washed away

In the wake of Hurricane Eta, IRC and Water For People support government appeal and call for immediate action to restore a decade's worth of water...

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.

COVID-19 WASH response in two Indian states

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

Since the coronavirus began spreading throughout the world, few things have been unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our activities to develop...

Waste disposal at healthcare facility in Kabarole, Uganda

Treating medical waste during COVID-19 in the Global South

Is hazardous medical waste sufficiently managed?

Isaac Adita, principal enrolled nurse at healthcare facility in Foe

Five-star toilets help health centre set new standards of hygiene

Some of the cleanest and smartest toilets in the whole Bongo district are found at Foe Community Health and Planning Services (CHPS). This community...

Janet Wilson collecting water close to her house in Agravi, Ghana

Asutifi North: Collaboration makes water flow

Examples of how Asutifi North has become a beacon of hope for water services in Ghana.

Girls from Kenyasi No2 Model Basic School washing hands

Kenyasi students demonstrate how clean water can save lives

Young people at two schools in Kenyasi No 2 in the Asutifi North District of Ghana have been showing their fellow citizens how to stay safe from...

Silver linings of the COVID-19 crisis in Ghana

Perspectives of a WASH systems advocate and watcher. Using a simple handwashing device in Bongo, Ghana. Photo: IRC Ghana

Cartoon of disabled person trying to wash hands but tap is too high (source:Mdogo)

How to avoid a 20-year setback in the water and sanitation sector

Smarter emergency measures against COVID-19 needed to ensure lasting solutions in service provision.

Kenyan school girls taking the pledge in past activitiy

Keep focus on menstrual hygiene management also during COVID-19

Continue with menstrual hygiene management (MHM) activities during COVID-19 as so much still needs to be done especially for the vulnerable.

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

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...

How to achieve the SDGs: a roadmap for strengthening WASH systems

Reflections on developing a series of position papers which help to chart a path forward in Ethiopia.

A deep dive into WASH in health care facilities and schools

This #GivingTuesday we give more information on the global status, what IRC does and could do.

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Hygiene

WASH news and events

WASH well positioned in Bangladesh's new Five Year Plan

A new effort in responding to COVID-19 in Negelle Arsi and Shashamane

WASH in schools: learning from winners

Kicking off Ethiopia's hand washing campaign

Investing in healthcare facilities saves lives: a video from Uganda

Good sanitation practices in Bongo District, Ghana

Global Handwashing Day in Burkina Faso

Journée mondiale du lavage des mains au Burkina Faso

Clean hands, good health, today and everyday

Handwashing with soap: technologies and innovations (webinar)

Stop COVID-19: equipment for Banfora district

Bwanika Health Centre II gets much needed sanitation facility

Stop Covid-19 : du matériel pour la mairie de Banfora

A SWA briefing note on climate change adaptation and mitigation

Banfora: Health centres in the spotlight

Banfora : Les centres de santé à l’honneur

Blogs, podcasts, opinions and more

Innovating for no-touch handwashing: Ethiopian industrial designers reach for scale

Review policy and funding to support post-COVID teenage mothers

10 years of progress washed away

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

COVID-19 WASH response in two Indian states

Small business and WASH in the age of coronavirus

Treating medical waste during COVID-19 in the Global South

Five-star toilets help health centre set new standards of hygiene

Asutifi North: Collaboration makes water flow

Kenyasi students demonstrate how clean water can save lives

Silver linings of the COVID-19 crisis in Ghana

How to avoid a 20-year setback in the water and sanitation sector

Keep focus on menstrual hygiene management also during COVID-19

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

How to achieve the SDGs: a roadmap for strengthening WASH systems

A deep dive into WASH in health care facilities and schools

Resources

Water, sanitation and hygiene in schools : a journey towards Swachh Odisha

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

Handwashing with soap: technologies and innovations (webinar)

Good practice for WASH in Ghana : meeting the targets for water, sanitation and hygiene by 2030

Case Study: Strengthening the One WASH National Program for effective WASH implementation, Aleta...

[Video] Creating menstrual hygiene management champions

Menstrual hygiene day 2019 : Achievements and challenges in Uganda since 2014

Leaving no one behind : identifying and addressing barriers to WASH service delivery in Uganda

Comptes nationaux du secteur eau, hygiène et assainissement

Evaluation of water, sanitation, hygiene and environmental conditions in 40 healthcare facilities...

Sanitation and hygiene sector trends

Replication guideline to SEHATI programme approach (Sustainable Sanitation and Hygiene for...

A framework for targeting water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in pastoralist populations...

MHM learning visit to Kenya, 23-25 April 2019 : highlights

Hygiene promotion and WASH systems strengthening - podcast

Gender and equity issues in WASH : addressing inequalities in the ONEWASH Plus programme...

Videos

Colloque Assainissement et Hygiène - IRC & UNICEF Burkina 2018

Getting to 100% universal access in Bhutan

From door to door

WASH goes to school

Save Lives, Clean your Hands

Cost-effectiveness of hygiene promotion

WASHCost Mozambique

International Women's Day in Asia: a celebratory video