In this episode, the Get Ready team interviews Alfonso Contreras, regional advisor for health promotion at the Pan American Health Organization (regional office of the World Health Organization). He discusses the importance of regularly handwashing with soap, and Global Handwashing Day, which is celebrated annually on October 15. Contreras is interviewed by Get Ready team member, Lavanya Gupta.

In this episode, the Get Ready team interviews Alfonso Contreras, regional advisor for health promotion at the Pan American Health Organization (regional office of the World Health Organization). He discusses the importance of regularly handwashing with soap, and Global Handwashing Day, which is celebrated annually on October 15. Contreras is interviewed by Get Ready team member, Lavanya Gupta.

In this episode, the Get Ready team interviews Alfonso Contreras, regional advisor for health promotion at the Pan American Health Organization (regional office of the World Health Organization). He discusses the importance of regularly handwashing with soap, and Global Handwashing Day, which is celebrated annually on October 15.&nbsp;Contreras is interviewed by Get Ready team member, Lavanya Gupta.

Global Handwashing Day

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Global Handwashing Day

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