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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Jan 26, 2026 · Overview The GLAAS 2025 report, State of systems for drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene: global update 2025, and Key findings of the report were launched on 26 January 2026 at …

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 …

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.

Compilation of the facts, evidence, numbers, examples, and stats to be used to raise awareness about hand hygiene in messages and presentations.

Aug 26, 2025 · Between 2000 and 2024, the global population increased from 6.2 billion to 8.2 billion. Over this period, a quarter of the world’s population (2.2 billion) gained access to safely managed …