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The 2016 Global Handwashing Day is here and the theme is “Making Handwashing a Habit”. For Handwashing to be effective it must be practiced consistently and at very critical times, such as after using the toilet (I know someone who washes her hands before and after using the toilet-double thumbs up!) or before contact with food. While habits must be developed over time, this theme emphasizes the importance of handwashing as a ritual behaviour for long term sustainability. Habit formation is currently a hot topic in behaviour change and the water, sanitation, nutrition, and hygiene sector. This theme taps into that interest and is also a gateway to discussing what the sector knows about how habits are formed.

Join me, my colleagues and the humanitarian sector as we engage in discussions on how to make handwashing a habit.