Global Handwashing Day Report: What Have we Learned About Promoting Hand Hygiene During the COVID-19 Pandemic COVID-19 Hygiene Hub White, S. (2020)
The brief is focused on hand hygiene. We have long understood the importance of hand hygiene for the reduction of diarrhoeal diseases, respiratory infections, hospital-acquired infections and during outbreaks like cholera and Ebola. Hand washing with soap or alcohol-based hand rub is an effective COVID-19 prevention measure along with physical distancing and appropriate mask use. Despite the many benefits of hand hygiene, actual practice remains low globally. The COVID-19 pandemic has already led to short-term improvements in hygiene behaviour but it is now critical to translate these improvements into longer-term handwashing habits and policy change so that the immediate threat of COVID-19 is addressed and progress can be made to reduce the burden of other faecal-oral diseases.
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White, S. (2020). Global Handwashing Day Report: What Have we Learned About Promoting Hand Hygiene During the COVID-19 Pandemic COVID-19 Hygiene Hub COVID-19 Hygiene Hub
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