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Thanks to IRC Uganda's cost-saving initiative Bwanika Health Centre II in Kabarole District now has a sanitation facility. Read more...
The Smart Hygiene Solutions booklet has been updated with solutions in times of COVID-19. Read more...
It is never too early to learn good practice that may be lifesaving. 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...
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. Read more...
A discussion on ways to use existing systems to improve scale and sustainability of hygiene promotion efforts. Read more...
The World Bank in Ethiopia has commissioned a rapid survey of what motivates people to upgrade their latrines, with the aim of delivering behaviour change communication materials with greater impact. Read more...
The 9th International Handwashing Day was celebrated a few days later on 18 October in Gnagna Province, East Region, Burkina Faso. Read more...
La 9e Journée Mondiale du Lavage des Mains a été commémorée en différé le 18 octobre dernier à Bilanga dans la province de la Gnagna dans la région Est du Burkina Faso. Read more...
After a decade of emphasis on accelerating water and sanitation infrastructure development, South Africa circles back to behaviour change. Read more...
Handwashing with soap is still the most effective way to reduce the spread of diarrheal infections. Today on Global handwashing day, hygiene and sanitation expert Alana Potter talks about key messages from IRC's experience how to make hygiene promotion work. Read more...
1st August 2015: The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development includes hygiene in it's vision statement and as a target. Read more...
On May 5th each year the World Health Organization calls on health workers to wash their hands. Read more...
A unique handwashing campaign jointly funded by SHARE (source) and the Wellcome Trust has shown for the first time that using emotional motivators – such as feelings of disgust and nurture – rather than health messages, can result in significant, long-lasting improvements in people's handwashing... Read more...
Toilets, trash and social status: the top 10 emergency hygiene challenges Read more...
The results of a three-country hygiene cost effectiveness study make interesting reading. Read more...
Handwashing Promotion: Monitoring and Evaluation Module, 2013. UNICEF. Full text, pdf Prepared by Jelena Vujcic, MPH and Pavani K. Ram, MD, University at Buffalo. This guide will walk you through planning and implementing monitoring and evaluation (M&E) for your handwashing Read more...
Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar promotes hygiene and sanitation as South Asia UNICEF Ambassador. Read more...
If the system isn't hygienically used and operated, people's lives and health will not be improved. Read more...
Eight African countries are creatively achieving the goals of community led total sanitation programmes (CLTS) including one idea in Malawi where handwashing is monitored according to the health of tree seedlings planted beneath water outlets. Read more...