Handwashing
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2 in 5 schools around the world lacked basic handwashing facilities prior to COVID-19 pandemic
Aug 16, 2020As schools globally fight with reopening, the latest data from the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) reveal that 43 per cent of schools globally lacked access to basic handwashing with soap and water last year – a... -
Millions do not have access to soap and water for washing hand in time of COVID 19
May 5, 2020To prevent the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) is almost impossible without clean water, decent sanitation, and good hygiene. And in time of Coronavirus pandemic, millions have no access to it. Nowadays 785 million people globally have... -
Contactless paddle-type handwashing device by WaterAid Bangladesh to fight COVID-19
Apr 29, 2020A contactless paddle-type handwashing device has been installed recently at Dhalpur (Telegu and Nobur Slum) by Sajida Foundation, a partner NGO with support from WaterAid in Bangladesh. People living in slums are using the facility maintaining... -
Handwashing with soap, critical in the fight against coronavirus, is ‘out of reach’ for billions
Mar 14, 2020Handwashing with soap, when done correctly, is critical in the fight against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), but millions of people have no ready access to a place to wash their hands, UNICEF said. In total,...