Posted on May 26, 2023 by Lindsay Denny -
Climate change threatens the ability of healthcare facilities to provide routine services without disruption, particularly as it relates to the availability and quality of WASH services. As such, building resiliency into WASH in HCF programming is an important consideration from the onset. This Community of Practice event shared existing tools and resources to support climate resiliency, looked at examples of WASH in HCF programs that have made strides in integrating climate, and discussed what more healthcare facilities and implementers need to make sure climate resiliency is not overlooked.
ENGLISH: https://youtu.be/_pYb4R0FGxk
FRANÇAIS: https://youtu.be/epLrhg5VfuQ
ESPAÑOL: https://youtu.be/c_NoZ-B_me0
Posted on May 16, 2023 by Nadia -
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic shocked health systems, demanding the urgent identification and prioritization of immediate health care facility needs. Beginning in August 2020, USAID’s MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership provided rapid technical and capacity development assistance to local health networks in Uganda and four other countries to improve facility readiness in water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and infection prevention and control (IPC). This package of materials details the impact and outcomes of this work, as well as lessons learned to inform future WASH and IPC efforts in health care facilities and quality improvement programming.
Posted on September 22, 2022 by Lindsay Denny -
Presented in the report are national, regional and district analyses of WASH in HCFs using data collected by Ministry of Health (Environmental Health Department) with support from UNICEF from 4,272 healthcare facilities across 136 districts in the country.
Posted on September 22, 2022 by Nadia -
These guidelines include standards of WASH and waste services in healthcare facilities in Uganda, the documents also outline how to budget on facility levels for WASH and Waste in healthcare facilities and to train staff on waste management
Posted on April 20, 2022 by Lindsay Denny -
This session examined the key elements of O&M including planning, people, and budgeting, with examples from Guatemala, Uganda, and Nepal. See recordings and powerpoint slides.
ENGLISH: https://youtu.be/dc-V9qCZjaU
FRANÇAIS: https://youtu.be/CPwKHWPUpy4
ESPAÑOL: https://youtu.be/F3eA8zm_LRQ
Posted on February 1, 2022 by Admin Wash -
Posted on November 5, 2021 by Nadia -
This document presents guidelines for reducing the incidence of injury and disease arising from the improper management of health care waste among health workers at health facilities and the population at large in Uganda.
Posted on November 5, 2021 by Admin Wash -
The Uganda National Injection Safety and Health Care Waste Management Policy sets out strategies for ensuring that patients, health workers, communities and the environment are protected from risks associated with unnecessary and unsafe injections.
