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 such as …
Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) - World Health Organization …
Oct 15, 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 attendance and …
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 complemented by the …
New UN-Water GLAAS findings: stronger WASH systems needed for …
Jan 26, 2026 · Urgent action is needed to strengthen national water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) systems so countries can accelerate progress towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 and …
Hand Hygiene: Why, How & When? - World Health Organization (WHO)
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 when …
New guidelines on community hand hygiene to help governments …
Oct 15, 2025 · Evidence-based recommendations for homes, schools and public spaces to improve public health and reduce preventable illnessesOn Global Handwashing Day, WHO and UNICEF …
Key facts and figures - World Health Organization (WHO)
Compilation of the facts, evidence, numbers, examples, and stats to be used to raise awareness about hand hygiene in messages and presentations.
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 continued to …
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 2026, hand …
World Health Organization's communication leaflet on water, sanitation, and hygiene for 2024, providing guidelines and recommendations for better health practices.