With thousands of people unnecessarily dying each year from illnesses that could be staved off through handwashing, governments around the world need to prioritize and increase their investments into hygiene research and into changing people’s behavior to regularly perform this simple act of washing their hands. On Global Handwashing Day, marked on October 15, that […]
The Global Hygiene Symposium in Singapore (December 6-8, 2023) aims to drive innovative solutions in global health and expedite progress in hygiene as a pivotal component of overall well-being and global health security. While hygiene is recognized as a crucial prerequisite by numerous epidemiologists and public health experts, it tends to receive minimal consideration in public policy […]
In this Devex article, Clarissa Brocklehurst asks why governments consistently overlook hygiene, which is one of the most effective and cheapest health interventions.
RGHI’s David Wheeler discusses the importance of food hygiene in commercial kitchens and at home in this Food Safety Magazine article.
In Business Insurance, RGHI’s David Wheeler says workplace hygiene can influence employee health, business health, and the bottom line.
Filling the gaps in hygiene research is critical to risk management and business resilience, says RGHI’s David Wheeler.
To improve public health outcomes, we need to invest in hygiene research and in those who are working to solve hygiene-related issues.
In this Devex article about a menstrual health report, co-author and RGHI fellow Julie Hennegan says more is needed to address challenges in menstrual health services.
RGHI’s David Wheeler says that by investing in hygiene research, corporations can make a difference in the lives of their employees and in the lives of those across the globe.
This article in the Telegraph cites research by RGHI fellow Ian Ross and others that promoting handwashing with soap could reduce acute respiratory infection morbidity, such as Covid deaths, by 17 percent.