Global Handwashing Day 2025

Global Handwashing Day 2025

This Blog was written by Claire Kilpatrick & Lucy Gozdzielewska   Happy Global Handwashing Day!   Did you know that Global Handwashing Day was first stimulated by a “disgustologist”– Dr Val Curtis of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine? The Global Handwashing Day started being commemorated in 2009, and is held annually on…

Tuberculosis: An old disease with an old solution?

Tuberculosis: An old disease with an old solution?

World TB Day observed annually on March 24, amplifies the urgency of ending tuberculosis—the world’s deadliest infectious disease. TB continues to devastate millions globally, inflicting severe health, social, and economic consequences. This year’s theme, Yes! We Can End TB: Commit, Invest, Deliver, is a bold call for hope, urgency, and accountability.  – World Health Organization…