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 …
World Hand Hygiene Day 2026
Hand hygiene and IPC best practices are also affected by the built environment including lack of water, sanitation, waste management and hygiene (WASH), which also impact equity and dignity among …
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 …
State of systems for drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene: global ...
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
World Health Organization's communication leaflet on water, sanitation, and hygiene for 2024, providing guidelines and recommendations for better health practices.