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How Can We Ensure Everyone Can Wash Their Hands With Soap and Water, to Protect Lives from COVID-19?

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Language English
Industry Sectors: Biotech, health care & pharma
Resource Topics / SDGs::
Includes Topics/Sustainable Development Goals from the resource and its locations.
Increase Access to Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (SDG 6.1 & 6.2)
Water Use Efficiency (SDG 6.4)
Resource Topics:
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COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus
Resource URL https://washmatters.wateraid.org/blog/how-to-ensure-everyone-can-wash-hands-to-protect-lives-from-covid19
Year 2020

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Om Prasad Gautam, Khairul Islam, and Erik Harvey discuss the importance of handwashing with soap and water in reducing the risk of infection from COVID-19 and highlight the water, sanitation, and hygiene sector can and should do in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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