Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) - World Health …
Aug 26, 2025 · Safe drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene are crucial to human health and well-being. Safe WASH is not only a prerequisite to health, but contributes to livelihoods, school …
Guidance on WASH and health
Personal hygiene Hygiene is multi-faceted and comprises many behaviours, including hand- and face washing, menstrual hygiene and food hygiene. Hand washing with soap at crucial events …
Hand hygiene - World Health Organization (WHO)
Most HAIs are preventable through hand hygiene performed at the right times. The WHO Guidelines on hand hygiene in health care outline hand hygiene recommendations and are …
Gloves do not replace hand hygiene – reminder from WHO
May 5, 2025 · On World Hand Hygiene Day, the WHO emphasizes the critical role of hand hygiene in preventing infections, stating that gloves are not a substitute for proper handwashing.
World Hand Hygiene Day 2025
Regardless of whether gloves are worn, hand hygiene at the right times and in the right way is still one of the most important measures to protect patients and health workers in healthcare. By …
Hand Hygiene: Why, How & When? - World Health Organization …
Jul 31, 2009 · Hand hygiene is therefore the most important measure to avoid the transmission of harmful germs and prevent health care-associated infections. This brochure explains how and …
Water, sanitation, hygiene and health: A primer for health …
Dec 12, 2019 · Safe water, sanitation and hygiene (collectively known as WASH) are crucial for human health and well-being. Yet, millions of people globally lack adequate WASH services …
WHO global water, sanitation and hygiene: annual report 2023
Feb 24, 2025 · Overview This report summarizes the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global work on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) during 2023. It describes how the Organization …
World Hand Hygiene Day
May 5, 2025 · World Hand Hygiene Day, marked annually on 05 May, promotes hand hygiene in healthcare settings. It originates from WHO's First Global Patient Safety Challenge, launched …
Hand Hygiene for All Global Initiative - World Health Organization …
Jun 23, 2020 · Good hand hygiene is a highly cost-effective public health measure, and a cornerstone of safe and effective health care. It is crucial to protecting against a range of …