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Scaling up local production to increase access to hand hygiene supplies

UNICEF is leveraging innovative solutions to increase access to hand hygiene supplies in different contexts.

Blue soap in Burundi helps millions protect themselves against COVID-19

Soap produced at a subsidized cost puts hand hygiene within reach of the average household. UNICEF 17 December 2020 When COVID-19 hit Burundi, UNICEF and partners set to work on a massive communication campaign promoting handwashing with soap to stop the transmission of the virus. Immediately, a serious issue needed to be addressed: how can Burundians practice hand hygiene when many cannot afford buying soap? Nearly 90 per cent of Burundi s 12 million population live below the international poverty line of US$1.90. Well over half live on less than US$0.90 per day. With the cost of a standard bar of soap at 300 Burundian francs (BIF) or US$0.16, purchasing soap for handwashing is something many Burundians need to think twice about.

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