Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) - World Health …
Aug 26, 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 …
Guidance on WASH and health - World Health Organization (WHO)
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 …
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 …
World Hand Hygiene Day 2025 - World Health Organization (WHO)
Promote optimal hand hygiene practices (using the appropriate technique and according to the WHO 5 Moments) and the times for appropriate glove use within the health care workflow. …
Gloves do not replace hand hygiene – reminder from WHO
May 5, 2025 · On World Hand Hygiene Day, the WHO emphasizes the critical role of hand hygiene in preventing infections, stating that gloves are not a substitute for proper handwashing.
Hand Hygiene: Why, How & When? - World Health Organization …
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 …
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 …
L’OMS publie le tout premier rapport mondial sur la lutte anti …
May 6, 2022 · La pandémie de COVID-19 et d’autres grandes épidémies récentes ont montré dans quelle mesure les établissements de soins de santé pouvaient contribuer à la …
Five moments for hand hygiene - World Health Organization (WHO)
Mar 4, 2021 · Publications of the World Health OrganizationOverview It takes just 5 moments to change the world. Clean your hands, stop the spread of drug-resistant germs!
Sanitation - World Health Organization (WHO)
Mar 22, 2024 · Sanitation fact sheet provides key facts and information on benefits of improving sanitation, challenges and WHO response