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Video - PAHO Barbados PSA on Handwashing and Saving Water during the COVID-19 pandemic

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12 May 2020
Handwashing and saving water during the COVID-19 pandemic

Bridgetown, Barbados, 12 May 2020 (PAHO) - This public service announcement produced by the PAHO Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries (ECC), demonstrates how to wash hands while conserving water, a precious resource.

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