Introducing the project and Gravit’eau to the Swiss public On the 17th of June, the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) opened its doors for the public to visit its new building in Allschwil and at the same… Read More »hands4health at the Swiss TPH Open House
Améliorer les services WASH dans les établissements de santé En juin 2023, le rapport mondial actualisé de l’OMS et de l’UNICEF sur l’eau, l’assainissement et l’hygiène dans les établissements de santé a été lancé lors d’un événement mondial sur les… Read More »hands4health soutient le WASH FIT au Mali et Burkina Faso
Improving WASH services in health care facilities In June 2023, the updated WHO/ UNICEF Global report on WASH in health care facilities was launched at a global event on safe and sustainable infrastructure in health care facilities, in Amman, Jordan. It reinforced… Read More »hands4health supports WASH FIT in Mali and Burkina Faso
Disseminating hands4health project activities and results The Palestine Polytechnic University (PPU) participated in the Tenth International Conference on Environmental Management, Engineering, Planning and Economics (CEMEPE) and SECOTOX Conference, held in Skiathos island, Greece, from June 5 to 9, 2023. This… Read More »PPU’s participation in the CEMEPE & SECOTOX Conference 2023
SAVE LIVES – Clean your hands! May 5th marks World Hand Hygiene Day – a campaign led by the World Health Organisation (WHO) with a focus on improving hand hygiene in health care to support health-care workers and patients, and… Read More »World Hand Hygiene Day 2023
An opportunity to accelerate change for hand hygiene World Water Day 2023, which is celebrated on March 22nd, is about accelerating change to solve the water and sanitation crisis. At current rates of progress, 1.6 billion people will lack safely managed… Read More »World Water Day 2023
Que pensent les utilisateurs maliens de la station Gravit’eau pour le lavage des mains ? Au Mali, une enquête a récemment été menée pour déterminer la satisfaction des utilisateurs des Gravit’eau – les stations innovantes de lavage des mains déployées… Read More »Mise à jour hands4health Mali
About World Water Day 2023 World Water Day 2023 (WWD) celebrates water and raises awareness of the 2.2 billion people living without access to safe water. It is about taking action to tackle the global water crisis and achieving Sustainable… Read More »World Water Day campaigns in Nigeria
A project update to celebrate World Water Day 2023 A variety of different activities has been ongoing in Palestine within the framework of the hands4health project. In light of the World Water Day 2023, the project teams have much to… Read More »Improving the WASH systems in Palestinian schools
Close collaboration to move hands4health towards its goals The hands4health project, which is funded by the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC) and implemented in four different countries (Mali, Burkina Faso, Nigeria and Palestine), regularly liaises with the SDC office… Read More »Liasing with SDC headquarters and country offices