Lifebuoy joined forces with USAID and its Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP) to raise awareness of the link between newborn survival and handwashing with soap. Read more >>
Tag archives for Hygiene
Curbing Open Defecation in Liberia to Save Children Under Five
USAID is working to to change sanitation practices in Liberia so the country can become defecation-free. Read more >>
In Tajikistan, Little Drops Make the River
Improving Hygiene for Displaced Syrians
Basic personal hygiene is critical to help prevent the spread of illness and disease among displaced
Syrians. Read more >>
One Year On: Looking Back on Famine and a Smarter Response in the Horn
While the food security conditions in Somalia have improved, our response this past year reflects our understanding of the fragility of the situation Read more >>
WASH for Life: Testing Promising Solutions and Scaling Proven Successes in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
Dr. Maura O’Neill is the Chief Innovation Officer and Senior Counselor to the Administrator at USAID. In 2008, the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire brought the issue of unsafe sanitation to the silver screen. Audiences cringed as young Jamal is forced to jump into the open pit of feces in which he was previously seen relieving […]
Making the Unavoidable Unacceptable
On World Water Day, March 22, safe drinking water and sanitation experts gather across the globe both to celebrate successes and to develop more effective, sustainable ways of meeting this vital development need. One element of those conversations is that the lack of safe drinking water and sanitation in developing countries poses a number of […]
