The WASH Rotary Action Group announced October 15 is Global Handwashing Day. This initiative is to increase awareness of the importance of handwashing with soap as an effective and affordable way to prevent diseases and save lives.
Excellent resources to help your club promote hand washing with soap in your community can be found at GlobalHandwashing.org
The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF are jointly calling for action to achieve universal hand hygiene. They have released a document that outlines why handwashing is important and a framework on how to achieve this.