Hygiene
Hygiene programming includes specific messaging and information sharing, in addition to considering who is targeted and how beneficiaries are equipped and engaged. Example hygiene projects include: handwashing promotion, menstrual health management (MHM), media messaging strategies, general promotion or sensitization, community health worker activities, and non-food item distributions, like hygiene kits or soap distributions.
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Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions are key to reducing the burden of disease associated with outbreaks, and are commonly implemented in emergency response. However, there is a lack of summarized evidence on the efficacy and effectiveness of these interventions. |
![]() There are increasing numbers of people affected by natural disasters, disease outbreaks, and conflict. Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions are used in nearly all emergency responses to help reduce disease risk. |