CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On Global Handwashing Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF launched the first global guidelines for hand hygiene in community settings — a ...

Recently, the American Journal of Infection Control published research outlining solutions to enhancing effective handwashing procedures, particularly among healthcare personnel. One of the measures ...

As the world marks Global Handwashing Day, stakeholders in Ethiopia are renewing efforts to strengthen hand hygiene systems ...

Handwashing gaps persist despite high awareness, according to Bradley’s 2026 survey. As World Hand Hygiene Day (May 5) marks 17 years, experts stress clean restrooms, access, and behavior change are ...

MENOMONEE FALLS, WI — Each year on October 15, Global Handwashing Day highlights how consistently washing hands with soap and water is an effective and affordable way to prevent viruses and diseases, ...

Observed each year on October 15, Global Handwashing Day reminds safety professionals and employees that proper hand hygiene remains one of the simplest, most effective defenses against illness in the ...

CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--This Global Handwashing Day (October 15), Safeguard has donated 118 million handwashes to City Harvest and other organizations across the United States to help provide ...

A lack of soap is the most often reported barrier to effective hand hygiene-key to curbing the spread of infection-in shared community spaces, such as households, schools, and public places, finds a ...

By Gifty AmofaAccra, Oct.15, GNA – Dr Rita Naa Odoley Sowah, the Deputy Minister for Local Government Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, has called on Ghanaians to go back to the hand washing days ...

National Handwashing Awareness Week 2022 highlights the first and most effective weapon that every individual can use to prevent the spread of infectious diseases--handwashing. This year, National ...