What is Global Handwashing Day?
Q: What is Global Handwashing Day?
A: Global Handwashing Day is a campaign aimed at encouraging people worldwide to wash their hands with soap as a way of preventing diseases.
Q: When does Global Handwashing Day take place?
A: Global Handwashing Day takes place on October 15 every year.
Q: What is the goal of the Global Handwashing Day campaign?
A: The goal of the Global Handwashing Day campaign is to raise awareness about the importance of handwashing with soap in preventing diseases.
Q: When was Global Handwashing Day first celebrated?
A: Global Handwashing Day was first celebrated on October 15, 2008.
Q: How was the idea for Global Handwashing Day developed?
A: The idea for Global Handwashing Day was developed at the annual World Water Week 2008, held in Stockholm from August 17 to 23.
Q: What is the Public Private Partnership for Handwashing (PPPHW)?
A: The Public Private Partnership for Handwashing (PPPHW) is an organization formed to promote handwashing with soap as a way of preventing diseases.
Q: What was the theme of the first Global Handwashing Day?
A: The theme of the first Global Handwashing Day was "Focus on School Children," and the campaign aimed to get as many school children as possible in more than seventy countries to start handwashing with soap.
