COVID-19 Hygiene Hub

Maintaining good hygiene is an important strategy for fighting the spread of COVID-19. The COVID-19 Hygiene Hub is a free service that supports actors in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to rapidly design evidence-based hygiene interventions, such as behaviour change communication (BCC) initiatives, to combat the coronavirus. The platform has 3 principal functions:

• to connect institutions and organisations implementing hygiene programmes in response to COVID-19 with technical advisors who can answer questions and provide detailed advice in real time;
• to provide access to a searchable set of resources that summarise current evidence and guidelines and make practical recommendations for crisis-affected or LMIC settings; and
• to offer a platform for sharing - through an interactive forum and a tool for spreading the word about projects - what is working among governments, international organisations, and civil society actors.

The COVID-19 Hygiene Hub emerges from a broad partnership housed at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) that draws on scientific, operational, and creative expertise from a network of organisations. The initiative was developed by individuals from LSHTM, the Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology (CAWST), and the Wash'Em team.