# The simple power of hand-washing

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED@Unilever
- Speaker: Myriam Sidibe
- Year: 2014
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/myriam_sidibe_the_simple_power_of_hand_washing)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Myriam Sidibe is a warrior in the fight against childhood disease. Her weapon of choice? A bar of soap. For cost-effective prevention against sickness, it’s hard to beat soapy hand-washing, which cuts down risk of pneumonia, diarrhea, cholera and worse. Sidibe, a public-health expert, makes a smart case for public-private partnerships to promote clean hands — and local, sustainable entrepreneurship.

## Lectures

1. [The simple power of hand-washing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/myriam_sidibe_the_simple_power_of_hand_washing/b790c1ded202), 12 min (TED's player)