The
Global Public-Private Partnership for Handwashing with Soap
Advocacy
Conference
on the Role of the Private Sector in Poverty Reduction, Oslo,
June 19, 2003
Joana Godinho, World Bank, gave a presentation on the PPPHWI
at the Conference organized by the Norwegian/Finnish - World
Bank Trust Fund for Environmentally and Socially Sustainable
Development on The Role of the Private Sector in Poverty Reduction,
in Oslo, June 19, at the Water for the Poor session. See
presentation.
Presentation
at the Global Health Council's Annual Conference, Washington,
May 27, 2003
The LSHTM, CDC and the PPPHWI team gave a presentation titled
"How to Save a Million Lives a Year: The Health Impact
of Handwashing with Soap" at the Global Health Council's
Annual Conference in Washington on May 27. The session focused
on establishing the impact of handwashing on health. Speakers
included Valerie Curtis, LSHTM, Stephen Luby, CDC and Joana
Godinho, World Bank. See
presentation.
Third
World Water Forum, Kyoto, March 16, 2003
At the 3rd
World Water Forum held on March 16 to 23, 2003 in Kyoto,
Shiga and Osaka, Japan, the initiative was showcased at three
sessions: the WASH Campaign session, the WHO meeting on safe
water in households, and “Innovative Approaches to PPPs”.
The video of the initiative was also screened at the PPP meeting
in Osaka.
World
Summit on Sustainable Development, September 2002
A full day of activities was organized in the World Bank pavilion
at the WaterDome at the World
Summit on Sustainable Development in South Africa, on
September 2. Considerable mileage was gained. A number of
world leaders such as Ronie Kasals, South Africa Minister
of Water, Claire Short, former British Minister for International
Development, Mrs Kofi Annan, HE the Prince of Orange and James
Wolfensohn, the President of the World Bank did symbolic demonstration
of washing their hands with soap and endorsed the initiative.
One of the great achievements was the wide level of acceptance
of the handwashing cause given its relation to many of the
Millennium
Development
Goals
(MDGs), linking water and sanitation to health outcomes, and
also, its focus on forming partnerships for development. See
presentations.
Pictures
from the handwashing public panel at the WSSD, September 2,
2002.
Public
Service Announcement
English
Spanish
Public
communications
PPP
for Handwashing, Presentation at the conference on The
Role of the Private Sector in Poverty Reduction, Oslo, June
19, 2003 by Joana Godinho, Senior Health Specialist, World
Bank.
Presentation
at the Global Health Council's 2003 Annual Conference, May
27, 2003 by Joana Godinho, Senior Health Specialist, World
Bank.
The
Central America Experience, Presentation at the WSSD,
Johannesburg, September 2, 2002 by Camille Saadé, Academy
for Educational Development.
Handwashing's
No Joke! June 16, 2003 |
