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This session’s panel discussion looked at the integration of WASH and IPC. ENGLISH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1KAlkrnLBA ESPAÑOL:...

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Twenty-five tiny newborns were crammed three and four to a bed. The only sink was filled with dirty water with no soap in sight. An empty bottle of hand...

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This new brief from WHO provides insights into available strategies and approaches to hand hygiene improvement in health care facilities (HCFs) in support of the new United Nations Children’s...

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This updated two page flier, jointly produced by WHO, UNICEF and WaterAid, details the latest burden from poor WASH and IPC in health care, the role WASH and IPC...

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This document is a guidance note on elevating the role of cleaners in healthcare facilities written by Hayley Schram, Lindsay Denny, and Global Water 2020 in preparation for 'Thank...

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Infections acquired during labour and delivery are a significant cause of maternal and child morbidity and mortality. Adherence to hand hygiene protocols is a critical component of infection prevention...

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Many healthcare facilities (HCFs) in low-income countries experience unreliable connectivity to energy sources, which adversely impacts the quality of health service delivery and provision of adequate environmental health...

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When 17 million women give birth in healthcare facilities without adequate water, soap and toilets every year, that’s a colossal global health problem....I paid a telling visit to a...

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What do you do when there aren’t enough working sinks in the hospital and the infrastructure situation won’t be improved anytime soon? Sometimes, you need to get...

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The first global baseline estimates for WASH in health care facilities, prepared by the Joint Monitoring...

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