COVID19 has brought the importance of hand hygiene in preventing the spread of disease to the attention of all of us like no other disease or campaign. Nevertheless, 3 billion people in the world, including hundreds of millions of children, do not have the opportunity to wash their hands regularly with soap. People living in low-income countries, especially in rural areas, slums or disaster-prone areas, are most at risk and most affected.
France is very aware of the global importance of WASH programs. For its own as well as international supply, France 2020 has adopted an international strategy for water supply and sanitation until 2030.