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The global Public-Private Partnership for
Handwashing (PPPHW) is a coalition of international stakeholders
whose focus is handwashing and child health.
Established in 2001, the partnership aims to give
families, schools, and communities in developing countries the
power to prevent diarrhea and respiratory infections by
supporting the universal promotion and practice of proper
handwashing with soap at critical times.
Various global and national organizations are
committed to promoting handwashing with soap on a large scale
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Governments
that support national programs to promote handwashing.
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Donor organizations
that increasingly include handwashing in their water,
sanitation, health, and education programs.
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The private sector
that brings state-of-the-art marketing know-how and
techniques to the table.
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Academic and scientific organizations
that contribute the latest behavior-change theory and
scientific evidence of the effectiveness of handwashing.
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Non-governmental and community-based
organizations
that aim to promote handwashing programs and integrate them
into their work agenda.
The PPPHW works explicitly to promote handwashing
with soap and recognizes that hygiene, sanitation, and water are
pillars of development.
MISSION
The PPPHW seeks
to do the following:
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reduce the
incidence of diarrhea and respiratory infections in poor
communities through public-private partnerships that promote
handwashing with soap;
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implement
large-scale handwashing interventions and use
lessons to promote the approach at the global level;
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share
scientific evidence showing that handwashing with soap is an
exceptionally cost-effective health intervention.
The PPPHW also seeks to promote awareness, build
political commitment, and trigger action on this critical issue
at local, national, and international levels.
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