Publications of the Initiative

The Story of a Successful Public-Private Partnership in Central America: Handwashing for Diarrheal Disease Prevention (February 2002)

Published jointly by the USAID-funded BASICS II Project, Environmental Health Project (EHP), UNICEF and the World Bank, the document describes an EHP-BASICS initiative that brought together soap companies, government ministries, NGOs, and the media in three Central American countries to promote handwashing to prevent diarrhoeal disease through a coordinated communication campaign . The results of the initiative include improvements in handwashing behavior associated with reductions in diarrhoeal disease, leveraging of significant additional resources for public health, and sustained involvement of the private sector partners in public health promotion. The publication documents these results, describes the essential elements of a public-private partnership, discusses the lessons from the experience in Central America, and outlines key steps for replication.

Public-Private Partnerships: Mobilizing Resources to Achieve Public Health Goals the Central American Handwashing Initiative Points the Way

An advocacy pamphlet that outlines the key elements of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), using details from the Central American Handwashing Initiative (above).

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Spanish and French Hard copies available from: The World Bank Water Help Desk, or EHP

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