Handwashing/Hygiene

Organizations

Global Public-Private Partnership on Handwashing With Soap (PPPHW) -  PPPHW is a coalition of international stakeholders whose focus is handwashing and child health.

Hygiene Centre-London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine - The Hygiene Centre is a research group at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine devoted to developing a better understanding of hygiene and sanitation practices which can be used to inform public health policy.

International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene (IFH) - The IFH is a non-profit, non-government organization comprising scientists and healthcare professionals who play an active role in hygiene policy and scientific research.

WaterSanitationHygiene.org Forum - Technical resources and forum for people bringing safe water, sanitation and hygiene to all.

Selected Publications/Videos

Hygiene Centre Launches Video Series on Handwashing/Hygiene. Val Curtis on what drives handwashing; Om Prasad Gautam on Food Hygiene; Katie Greenland on Vaccination as an entry point for handwashing; Gaby Judah on the hygiene wired study and on habit formation and Sandy Cairncross on whether diarrhoea is water-borne or water washed

Global Handwashing Day is October 15. Are you ready? Now in its fifth year, on October 15, 2012, hundreds of millions of people around the world will celebrate Global Handwashing Day aimed at increasing awareness and understanding of the importance of handwashing with soap as an effective and affordable way to prevent disease.

Background Paper on Measuring WASH and Food Hygiene Practices  – Definition of Goals to be Tackled Post 2015 by the Joint Monitoring Programme, 2012. Prepared by a team from the Hygiene Centre at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, The IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre and the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh under contract to USAID contract No 3276 April 2012.

The Story of a Successful Public-Private Partnership in Central America Handwashing for Diarrheal Disease Prevention, 2001;- The Central American Handwashing Initiative aimed to reduce morbidity and mortality among children under five through a coordinated communication campaign promoting proper handwashing with soap to prevent diarrheal diseases.

Global Handwashing Day 2011 - Camille Saade, WASHplus' public-private partnership specialist talks about Global Handwashing Day--its background and importance.
October 12 interview | October 13 interview