Communication & Convening
RGHI Is committed to bringing hygiene to the attention of the public and policymakers for the benefit of all.
RGHI Is committed to bringing hygiene to the attention of the public and policymakers for the benefit of all.
Through its work RGHI will bring hygiene, and its benefits, to the attention of the public and policy makers in order to drive a coordinated approach.
This is being delivered through a series of editorial opinion pieces and social media activity, as well as the development of robust and quantifiable hygiene evidence.
RGHI is organising the Global Hygiene Symposium in Singapore from 6th-8th December 2023. The Symposium hopes to catalyse cross-disciplinary collaboration to pave the way for transformative solutions in global health and expedite progress on hygiene as a cornerstone of wellbeing.
The Global Hygiene Symposium brings together researchers, policymakers and practitioners to explore the potential benefits of closer collaboration and integrated approaches between the hygiene fields and within wider development goals.
In support of its mission, RGHI is committed to elevating the field of hygiene in the public conscience by publishing informed, well-researched non-academic influence and opinion pieces.
Examples of this are:
1. Convening of experts within health and health policy to discuss “Driving hygiene behaviors – essential elements of universal healthcare?” and publishing a summary of the discussions in partnership with Chatham House.
In partnership with global think tank, Chatham House, RGHI convened a group of 32 experts in their respective fields within health and health policy to discuss a variety of fundamental topics in the forum, Driving hygiene behaviors – essential elements of universal healthcare? The discussion took place under the Chatham House Rule.
The panel of experts, which included politicians, policymakers, academics, physicians, behavior change experts, and others representing international charities and Ministries of Health concluded that investments are needed beyond research. Firstly, to build workable, scalable hygiene interventions, and secondly to build ‘customer demand’ from communities that will put pressure on governments to supply hygiene infrastructure.
Full details of the findings are detailed in the report Driving hygiene behaviors – essential elements of universal healthcare?
2. Funding of a major 80-page report into Hygiene “A life-course approach to hygiene: understanding burden and behavioural changes”
RGHI commissioned the Economist Economic Intelligence Unit to produce a report on hygiene in consultation with international experts.
3. Partnering with the International Organisation Reform for Resilience
RGHI provided a 3000-word submission on hygiene as a foundation of biosecurity as part of Reform for Resilience’s Interim report, due out on Monday 7th June 2021, on resilience for submission to the G7 meeting being held in the UK. RGHI will be providing funding and input to this commission as a partner.