Supporting resilient communities through sustainable WASH and energy services in health care facilities

Hear the 2021 Stockholm World Water Week event with WHO, UNICEF, FCDO, SIDA and WaterAid. It focuses on the integration between WASH, energy and climate resilience in healthcare facilities including case studies who have begun integrating energy and climate in their WASH programming or policy activities. A poll of session participants found that 50% were currently integrating both energy and climate into WASH in healthcare facilities.

WASH FIT draft package – instructions for review

WASH FIT has been updated and is available for review from 19th August until 20th September 2021. If you are interested to contribute to the review process, all the details can be found in this document. Thank you in advance your interest and contributions. Any questions, please email washinhcf@who.int.

WASH FIT assessment form – FRENCH

The updated WASH FIT assessment form which accompanies WASH FIT 2.0 is now available in French.

Global taskforce – role, responsibilities and outputs

This note makes the case for establishing a Global Taskforce on water, sanitation, hygiene and waste (WASH) in health care facilities, what it would achieve, and how it would function.

WASH FIT assessment form (2021)

The WASH FIT assessment form is now available in Excel. This new version is part of the 2021 updated WASH FIT package. A version of the form on Kobo Toolbox is under development and a link will be provided here, and shared via the newsletter, in due course.

What is quality? New video launched

A new 3 minute video has been launched to help people explain the concept of quality of care. Harm from poor quality health care is often more of an issue than lack of health care services. Watch the video here.

Taskforce on WASH in Health Care Facilities: Insights from Facility Improvements

Slides from the July 2021 Taskforce call on WASH in health care facilities, focused on facility improvements. Includes insights from Indonesia, Tajikistan, Zimbabwe, and Liberia.

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An Investment in Life: WASH in Catholic Healthcare Facilities

The Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development is leading an initiative to improve WASH conditions in healthcare facilities, with an initial focus on 150 Catholic healthcare facilities in 24 countries. On March 25, 2021, the Dicastery will gather donors and partners to support action for WASH improvements in these facilities, along with wider support for all Catholic healthcare facilities in low-resource settings across the world.