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Hygiene refers to the conditions and practices that help maintain health and prevent spread of disease including handwashing, menstrual hygiene management and food hygiene. [Source: WHO/UNICEF JMP - Monitoring - Hygiene]

Nurse washing his hands at a health centre in Burkina Faso

What do we actually know about mental health and handwashing?

Findings from a scoping literature review on handwashing and mental health in humanitarian crises.
Yameogo Abdoul Karim, representing the mayor of the rural commune of Mogtedo (Ph. Production Universal)

Central Plateau region hosts Clean Hands, Good Health campaign

IRC is starting the second phase of the Clean Hands-Good Health campaign in the Central Plateau...
ANAM award winners together with the traditional leaders of the Kenyasi area

Five CSOs in Asutifi North District receive ANAM Small Grant

Five civil society organisations in Asutifi North District received grants to carry out public...

Social behavior change strategy

2020
This strategy is developed to guide design and...

Ethiopian national market-based sanitation implementation guideline

2020
The Ethiopian Ministry of Health, in...

African Sanitation Policy Guidelines

2021
Guidance for African governments and other...
A trainer demonstrating the process of producing liquid soap in laboratory setting

A market-based approach to curb the COVID-19 pandemic

Lessons from the WASH First COVID-19 Response Project equipping youths with marketable skills in Negelle Arsi and Shashamane districts.
Femme international

Reflections on moving menstruation from hygiene to health

Menstrual Hygiene Day, my bloody favourite day of the year.
Mains propres bonne sante campaign billboard in Ouagadougou

Clean hands campaign reaches 2.8 million people in Burkina Faso

IRC Burkina Faso had an ambitious target: to reach 3.6 million people with an important public...

Domestic water quantity, service level and health

2020
Updated guidance, including recommended targets,...

Nepalese vrouw

"Boe..." Vrouwen slapen tijdens hun menstruatie in de stal van de koe

Publicatiedatum: 07/12/2016
Tijdens de menstruatie wil iedere vrouw wegkruipen onder een dikke deken. Vrouwen in bepaalde gebieden in Nepal worden verbannen naar de koeienstal gedurende die dagen van de maand.

Monitoring in Indonesia

Levens veranderen in Indonesië: Het verhaal van Ikos

Publicatiedatum: 21/05/2015
IRC gelooft dat iedereen in de wereld recht heeft op schoon drinkwater en goede sanitaire voorzieningen. Monitoring is het controleren of alles nog goed werkt en waar reparaties nodig zijn. Ikos Melkhior Kosat helpt de regering van Oost-Indonesië om dat te doen. Lees hier zijn verhaal.