Improving hygiene in Africa includes addressing hygiene and sanitation policy

A lack of running water in homes, inadequate hand hygiene…

Perspectives: Addressing workplace hygiene to mitigate the cost and risk of infectious disease

In Business Insurance, RGHI's David Wheeler says workplace hygiene can influence employee health, business health, and the bottom line.

In a highly connected world, disease is not isolated from other risks

Filling the gaps in hygiene research is critical to risk management and business resilience, says RGHI’s David Wheeler.

What mask hesitancy in the U.S. reveals about the need for a true hygiene discipline

To improve public health outcomes, we need to invest in hygiene research and in those who are working to solve hygiene-related issues.

UNICEF report finds gaps and bottlenecks in menstrual health services

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.

Hygiene: The missing element in corporate ESG programs

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.

Why we all need to re-learn the art of hand washing

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.

Healthcare professionals aren’t equipped to practise good hand hygiene, experts say on World Hand Hygiene Day

World Hand Hygiene Day on May 5th aims to empower actors…