Global Handwashing Day Celebrated on October 15, 2024.

Important Days

Global Handwashing Day (GHD) is celebrated every year on October 15 worldwide to promote the importance of handwashing with soap and water as a key practice to prevent infections and diseases.


      - The 17th Global Handwashing Day falls on October 15, 2024, with the theme "Why are clean hands still important?" to highlight the ongoing significance of hygiene.

     

     

Main Points:-   (i) Global Handwashing Day was established by the Global Handwashing Partnership (GHP) in August 2008 during the annual World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden.

      (ii) The inaugural Global Handwashing Day was observed on October 15, 2008.


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