The Global Hygiene Symposium in Singapore Will Foster Collaborative Solutions for Global Health and Wellbeing.

On December 6-8, 2023 the Reckitt Global Hygiene Institute (RGHI) and Chatham House will host the Global Hygiene Symposium in Singapore. The symposium aims to drive innovative solutions in global health while expediting progress in the realm of hygiene as a pivotal component of overall wellbeing and global health security.

Clarissa Brocklehurst, a water supply, sanitation, and hygiene specialist, will serve as the symposium’s facilitator. She has worked for almost 40 years in the international development sector.

The agenda of the three-day symposium will draw on current research, policy and practice advances, and challenges across a broad spectrum of issues related to hygiene and health globally. Sessions will focus on identifying research gaps and exploring potential remedies. The goal is to amplify the impact of research on policy decisions and to propose strategies that bridge the divide between research and policymaking.

The symposium will bring together a diverse array of researchers, policymakers, and practitioners and will establish common challenges within the fields of hand hygiene, zoonosis, food hygiene, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), women’s health and environmental health. It will provide a platform for exploring ways to give priority and increase the effectiveness of integrated approaches across hygiene disciplines and to cultivate a shared understanding of the evidence that underpins advancements in public health results.

The Global Hygiene Symposium seeks to ignite cross-disciplinary partnerships, giving priority to hygiene and increasing the effectiveness of integrated approaches across hygiene disciplines. The symposium will strengthen the understanding of the pathways to comprehensive hygiene strategies, pinpoint knowledge gaps and research requirements, and present ways that research can effectively shape policy and action.