Water, sanitation, and healthcare waste management are essential services in healthcare facilities to ensure the quality of care and minimize infection risk. World Health Organization (WHO) Cox Bazar’s sub-office supported the implementation of the Water and Sanitation for Health Facility Improvement Tool in 21 purposively selected HCFs in Rohingya refugee settlements. This paper presents the results from monitoring a total of 16 WASH FIT indicators from three of the seven WASH FIT domains (five on water, five on sanitation, and six on health care waste management) for one year. Read the paper here!
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National WASH and Waste standards in Healthcare facilities in Palestine
This document details the national standards of WASH in healthcare facilities in Palestine. The standards are available in English and Arabic. Find the standards here!
Toolkit on mainstreaming of gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI) in WASH in health-care facilities
WHO SEARO has published a toolkit on mainstreaming of gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI) in WASH in health-care facilities. The Toolkit is aligned with the eight practical steps outlined in “WASH in health care facilities: Practical steps to achieve universal access to quality care”, as well as key components of the “Water and Sanitation for Health Facility Improvement Tool (WASH FIT). The Toolkit includes several tools, resources and case studies from countries (in SEARO region) that WASH practitioners may find helpful when designing and implementing facility-level programs. Find the toolkit here!
Quality, Accessible and Safe Healthcare: Lessons on Strengthening WASH in Healthcare Facilities
Adequate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in healthcare facilities (HCFs) is critical to the delivery of high-quality and safe care, yet the first global WASH in HCF status report in 2015 revealed a crisis in this fundamental aspect of quality healthcare. This report synthesizes and shares lessons arising from Water for Women WASH in HCF projects implemented by civil society organization (CSO) partners in eight Asia-Pacific countries from 2018 to 2022, including Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
Posters of countries from the Global Summit on WASH and Waste in Healthcare Facilities in Amman-Jordan-June 2023.
More than 32 countries attended the Global Summit on WASH and Waste in Healthcare Facilities held in Amman-Jordan from 13-15June. Countries shared their progress in the 8 practical steps and their major achievements, challenges and the key next steps in WASH, waste, climate resilience and GEDSI. Find more here!
Water, sanitation, hygiene, waste and electricity services in health care facilities: progress on the fundamentals. Global progress report 2023
This report focuses on global and national efforts and progress to improve WASH, cleaning and health care waste management in health care facilities. It builds upon the first update of progress published in 2020.
National WASH Fit Training Report in Ethiopia
This document is a report of the National WASH Fit training held in Adama town in Ethiopia, from 15-19 of May 2023. Find more in the report.
WASH and health working together: a ‘how-to’ guide for neglected tropical disease programmes, second edition.
This toolkit provides step-by-step guidance to NTD program managers and partners on how to engage and work collaboratively with the WASH community to improve delivery of water, sanitation and hygiene services to underserved population affected by many neglected tropical diseases.
Scaling up Effective Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Services through Faith-Based Health Care Networks
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 project implemented WASH improvements in 199 HCFs in Bangladesh, Ghana, India, Sierra Leone, and Uganda, including 44 faith-based facilities in Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Uganda. This brief distills learnings of faith-based partners, supports faith-based networks to take WASH activities to scale, and suggests ways to achieve scaling through limited, medium-level, and significant investments.
Improving Facility Readiness in Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) And Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) In Uganda
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.