Milestone · 15 October 2008

First Global Handwashing Day

15 October 2008 marked the launch of Global Handwashing Day. This milestone belongs to the history of hygiene promotion and infection prevention at an international level.

Photograph of handwashing, CDC, 2007. — Handwashing · CDC photograph from 2007; illustration of the action, not the 2008 event.
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CDC · Kimberly Smith et Christine Ford / Wikimedia Commons · Domaine public · œuvre du gouvernement fédéral américain. Redimensionnement proportionnel et conversion WebP.
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About Global Handwashing Day
Global Handwashing Partnership · Historical date : 2008-10-15

Historical note. The anniversary date is distinct from later discoveries and publications.

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