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Children was their hands with water and soap, Viet Nam
Article
05 October 2021
Everything you need to know about washing your hands
During a global pandemic, washing your hands can protect you and your loved ones
Document
19 August 2021
Innovation in MHM: Putting Girls at the Center

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Girl washing her hands and UNICEF worker looks on and smiles
Document
06 May 2021
Investing in Hand Hygiene for All as We Build a Next and Better Normal

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Coronavirus (COVID-19): conseils de nettoyage à la maison
Page
14 September 2020
Cleaning tips to help keep COVID-19 out of your home
From doing laundry to preparing meals — every day measures to help protect your family.
Six-year-old Payal in India uses a foot pedal sanitizer to practice hand hygiene.
Press release
13 August 2020
2 in 5 schools around the world lacked basic handwashing facilities prior to COVID-19 pandemic — UNICEF, WHO
In Nairobi, Kenya, a young boy follows instructions on how to wash hands properly, at a water station in Kibera, to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Statement
26 June 2020
“To control COVID-19, we have to make hand hygiene accessible to all” – UNICEF and WHO
Joint statement by Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of UNICEF, and Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, on the launch of the ‘Hand Hygiene for All’ joint initiative
Children wash their hands, Zambia
Article
15 October 2018
Infographic: Get the facts on handwashing
Handwashing with soap is one of the simplest ways to keep children healthy

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