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  • Handwashing With a Water-Ef...
    Whinnery, Jaynie; Penakalapati, Gauthami; Steinacher, Rachel; Wilson, Noel; Null, Clair; Pickering, Amy J

    Global health science and practice, 06/2016, Letnik: 4, Številka: 2
    Journal Article

    The new handwashing system, designed with end user input, features an economical foaming soap dispenser and a hygienic, water-efficient tap for use in household and institutional settings that lack reliable access to piped water. Cost of the soap and water needed for use is less than US$0.10 per 100 handwash uses, compared with US$0.20–$0.44 for conventional handwashing stations used in Kenya. The new handwashing system, designed with end user input, features an economical foaming soap dispenser and a hygienic, water-efficient tap for use in household and institutional settings that lack reliable access to piped water. Cost of the soap and water needed for use is less than US$0.10 per 100 handwash uses, compared with US$0.20–$0.44 for conventional handwashing stations used in Kenya.