Global Handwashing Day

This Global Handwashing Day , governments should lead the way for clean hands , strengthening national hand hygiene efforts and measuring hand hygiene progress , to ensure  Clean Hands are Within Reach .

Global Handwashing Day was founded by the Global Handwashing Partnership , and is an opportunity to design, test, and replicate creative ways to encourage people to wash their hands with soap at critical times.   For media and interview requests, contact us on: unwater@un.org mentioning [Media request] in the subject heading.

Join us on Wednesday, October 11th, to hear what others are doing to ensure hand hygiene progress at the global, national, and individual levels. 2023 Global handwashing day annual event. WHEN: October 11th, 2023. TIME: 8:00 AM EDT - 12:00 1:30 pm UTC. EVENT TYPE: hybrid event. Register to participate!   Follow the conversation with the hashtags: #CleanHandsareWithinReach .