Abstract: A sanitary handwashing apparatus includes a housing having walls defining a chamber and having a front opening through which the hands of a user can be inserted into the chamber; a washbasin located in the housing and including a drain at the bottom for removing used water; a hot-air dryer located in an upper wall of the housing above the washbasin for supplying hot-air into the chamber; a water supply nozzle located in the upper wall of the housing above the washbasin for supplying water into the chamber; a soap dispenser located in the housing above the washbasin for supplying soap into the chamber; and a discharge opening in the back wall of the housing which defines the chamber for discharging hot-air supplied to the chamber by the hot-air dryer and for supplying the discharged air to the hot-air dryer.