Publications of the Initiative

The Handwashing Handbook

A Guide for Developing a Hygiene Promotion Program to Increase Handwashing with Soap 
The Handwashing Handbook lays out the experiences of the Public-Private Partnership for Handwashing in a practical guidance document. The Handbook is designed for staff in governments and development organizations charged with carrying out handwashing programs. Decision makers in ministries and funding agencies will also find assistance in designing policies and programs to improve public health. The Handbook outlines a large-scale approach to handwashing promotion and covers laying the foundation for a national program, consumer research, program implementation, and organization.

Swahili version: Kijitabu cha Jinsi ya Kunawa Mikono
Spanish version: Manual del lavado de manos
French version: Le manuel de l'initiative de lavage de mains
English version: Handwashing Handbook

Behavioral Study of Handwashing with Soap in Peri-urban and Rural Areas of Peru

Global Public Private Partnership to promote handwashing

Global Handwashing Day Planner's Guide
October 15 is Global Handwashing Day: Focusing on schools and children, this Planner's Guide is designed to ensure that you have the materials you need to make Global handwashing Day a success.

Global Soap Market Study

Public-Private Partnerships for Health: A Review of Best Practices (pdf)

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

Sanitation and Hygiene: Unleashing the Power of the Market

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

Toolkit on Hygiene, Sanitation & Water in Schools
This toolkit focuses on the development of child-friendly learning environments as an essential part of overall efforts by countries around the world to increase access to, and improve the quality of, their schools.

Related Publications

Effect of Intensive Handwashing Promotion on Childhood Diarrhea in High-Risk Communities in Pakistan

Media Materials