Publications of the Initiative

Health in Your Hands: Lessons from Building Public-Private Partnerships for Washing Hands with Soap

The Handwashing Handbook: A Guide for Developing a Hygiene Promotion Program to Increase Handwashing with Soap

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

Global Public Private Partnership to promote handwashing

Global Soap Market Study

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

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

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

Sanitation and Hygiene: Unleashing the Power of the Market

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

Related Publications

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

Media Materials

Ghana TV advertisements (Real Media files)
Children (1662kb)   Mothers (1771kb)

Health in Your Hands (Public Service Announcement)
Real Video: English   Spanish
Quicktime:  English - 30sec (2MB)  Spanish - 30sec (2MB)

SoapBox: Newsletter of the Handwashing Initiative

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