So you think you're clean? You shower or bath every day, brush your teeth and wash your hands... Job done. Well, not quite.

People were washing their hands so much early in the pandemic that sensitive skin and soap shortages were common problems in 2020. All this focus on hand-washing was for good reason. The science ...

Tuesday, Oct. 15 is Global Handwashing Day. Hand washing, while essential to infection control and prevention, suffers from perennially low compliance rates, sometimes as low as 40 percent in ...

A World Health Organization-endorsed six-step hand hygiene technique using alcohol-based hand sanitizer gel is more effective at removing bacteria than a three-step technique that the CDC recommends, ...

The world has made remarkable progress in child survival in the past few decades, but millions of children still die each year from outbreaks of cholera, Ebola and other contagious diseases. Every day ...

New research presents a global picture of who has access to safe drinking water, sanitation services and hygiene — and who doesn't — revealing persistent inequalities. Here are five new facts from the ...

Access to clean water, proper sanitation and hygiene (WASH) are essential human rights. However, an alarming 785 million people across the globe use unsafe drinking water, while almost 2.4 billion ...

After-intimacy hygiene plays a key role in sexual health. Here are essential do’s and don’ts one should follow for safe ...