There are some personal hygiene trends that will dominate the year ahead A pandemic of the magnitude of COVID-19 has made people realize the importance of personal hygiene. Things such as hand ...

Maintaining hygiene is a fundamental indicator of healthy living. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines hygiene as – “conditions and practices that help to maintain health and prevent the spread ...

Lack of basic sanitation is a rural problem. We need a renewed commitment for rural sanitation and hygiene. We must focus on scale, equity and sustainability. Globally, two billion people lack basic ...

In western Uganda, UNICEF education programs teach communities about the health risks of open defecation and the benefits of handwashing at home and at school. Josephine Mukonyezi, a 26-year-old ...

WASH is the collective term for water, sanitation and hygiene. While each is a separate field of work, they are interdependent and contribute to the overall protection, health, well-being and ...

Food hygiene and safety is of utmost importance in the food processing industry to prevent contamination and guarantee that the prepared food is safe for consumption. With increasing scrutiny and ...

This Frontiers of Sanitation draws on the Transformative WASH concept to explore and outline what may be required of WASH implementation stakeholders in efforts to support child development outcomes.

Many communities in Lao PDR, especially those in poor or rural areas, do not yet have improved access to water supply and sanitation. Only 48% of primary schools and 25% of health facilities have ...

At the Ruiz y Páez University Hospital, which is the biggest in Bolívar, one of the states hardest affected by the armed violence in southern Venezuela, keeping the emergency department clean and tidy ...