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Funded WASH behavioral change campaigns — handwashing with soap proven to halve childhood diarrhea deaths
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The Gates Foundation invested in large-scale water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) behavioral change programs — particularly handwashing with soap — backed by evidence that this single intervention is among the most cost-effective public health measures available. Research supported by the Foundation found that promoting handwashing with soap at critical moments (after defecation, before food preparation) reduced childhood diarrheal disease incidence by up to 47% and pneumonia by 23%. The Foundation funded community health worker programs, school WASH curricula, and marketing campaigns in India, Africa, and South Asia that normalized handwashing as a daily health practice.
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