Safe Hands Challenge
{{Short description|Campaign launched by the World Health Organization}}
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Safe Hands Challenge is a campaign launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=Abram |title=Coronavirus: The World Health Organization Is Becoming The Planet's Most Important Social Media Influencer |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2020/03/16/coronavirus-the-world-health-organization-is-becoming-the-worlds-most-important-social-media-influencer/#14c3ef445321 |access-date=17 March 2020 |work=Forbes |language=en}} It was launched on 13 March 2020 by Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director of the WHO.{{cite news |last1=Al-Heeti |first1=Abrar |title=WHO calls on Leonardo DiCaprio, Greta Thunberg to take Safe Hands challenge |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/who-calls-on-leonardo-dicaprio-greta-thunberg-to-take-safe-hands-challenge/ |access-date=17 March 2020 |work=CNET |language=en}} The campaign urges everyone to wash their hands regularly for 40 seconds to keep themselves safe and prevent the transmission of disease. The WHO has called on celebrities from around the world, such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Greta Thunberg, to participate in the Safe Hands Challenge.{{cite news |last1=Al-Heeti |first1=Abrar |title=WHO calls on Leonardo DiCaprio, Greta Thunberg to take Safe Hands challenge |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/who-calls-on-leonardo-dicaprio-greta-thunberg-to-take-safe-hands-challenge/ |access-date=17 March 2020 |work=CNET |publisher=CNET |language=en}}
Response
Within 48 hours of its launch, 'The Safe Hands Challenge' was used as a TikTok hashtag nearly half a billion times. Celebrities including the Pussycat Dolls, Billy Porter, Deepika Padukone, Sachin Tendulkar{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/sachin-tendulkar-joins-whos-safe-hands-challenge-2540705.html|title=Sachin Tendulkar Joins WHO's Safe Hands Challenge|date=2020-03-18|website=News18|language=en|access-date=2020-03-19}}{{cite news |title=Deepika Padukone Accepts WHO Director General's Safe Hands Challenge, Shares Video |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/deepika-padukone-accepts-who-director-generals-safe-hands-challenge-shares-video-2540277.html |access-date=17 March 2020 |work=News18 |date=17 March 2020}} have shared videos of themselves promoting hand hygiene as a part of the Safe Hands Challenge.{{cn|date=October 2022}}
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Category:Projects established in 2020
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