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UNICEF delivered 5400 hand sanitizing dispensers to support effective infection control and hygiene practice in Turkmenistan
Ashgabat, 27 October, – During the month of October, UNICEF handed over 3400 items of hand sanitizing dispensers to the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan and 2000 touchless soap dispensers to the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan. The dispensers worth 132000 USD in total are being further...
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Handwashing Sessions Go Live in Schools Across Turkmenistan
Today, UNICEF and the Ministry of Education, engaged schoolchildren from all over Turkmenistan to take part in the interactive online sessions celebrating the Global Handwashing Day. The sessions aim to promote the importance of hand hygiene and healthy lifestyle behaviors among schoolchildren, especially during t...
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UNICEF and WHO support Development of Monitoring Capacities on WASH in schools in Turkmenistan
28 June 2021 –, UNICEF together with WHO conducted online consultations on Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in schools for comparable national coverage estimates and SDG monitoring. Harmonized indicators and recommended standards to collect data on basic drinking water, sanitation, and handwashing facilities ...
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Children in Turkmenistan take part in interactive sessions to mark the Global Handwashing Day
“I wash my hands five times a day”, “And I wash seven”, exclaimed third grade students of school 37 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan at the learning session organized by the Ministry of Education and UNICEF on the occasion of the Global Handwashing Day today. On 15-16 October 2020 UNICEF is visiting eight schools in the ...
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Everything you need to know about washing your hands to protect against coronavirus (COVID-19)
Respiratory viruses like coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spread when mucus or droplets containing the virus get into your body through your eyes, nose or throat. Most often, this happens through your hands. Hands are also one of the most common ways that the virus spreads from one person to the next. During a globa...
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Turkmenistan promotes hygiene practices with popular actor and children’s show anchor Ashir Dade
Turkmenistan’s popular comedy actor and anchor Ashir Dade and the State Committee for TV and Radio Broadcasting and Cinematography teamed up with UNICEF to deliver critical hygiene messages to children and parents of the country. Through a series of short public service announcements aired on national television s...
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UNICEF report: Over half a billion ‘uncounted’ children live in countries unable to measure SDG progress
Early assessment of progress toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals confirms an alarming lack of data in 64 countries, as well as insufficient progress toward the SDGs for another 37 countries where the data can be tracked. The UNICEF global report, Progress for Children in the SDG Era, is the first ...