This WHO Strategic Response Plan (SRP) will be implemented in collaboration with partners providing life-saving support to people affected by the conflict in Ukraine, whether they are inside or outside Ukraine. It is an overarching framework built on the Ukraine Flash Appeal 2022 to guide priorities and work, according to access and location, in support of national and local authorities who are leading the readiness, response and early recovery activities. The timeframe of this SRP is six months.
WASH in HCF and IPC are part of the response plan.
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Mapping of Existing WASH in HCF Tools & Approaches
Skat Foundation, as part of the hands4health project, undertook a study to identify all existing tools and approaches which can be applied to WASH in HCF. This document provides an excel list of all identified resources, including those specific to WASH in HCF, those that could be applied from WASH in Schools and those from health that may not be specific to WASH.
Improving water and hand-washing services in rural health care facilities in Kitui County, Kenya
Improving water and hand-washing services in rural health care facilities in Kitui County, Kenya
Authors: Jacob Katuva, Rob Hope, Ellie McBurney, Nancy Gladstone, Johanna Koehler, Cliff Nyaga, Dennis Njung’e
This brief presents policy recommendations for improving water and hand-washing services in rural health care facilities through a professional service delivery model. Annualised costs to provide safe and reliable water and soap services are estimated from actual cost data, providing a basis for county-level budgets and investment planning.
Decentralized Chlorine Generation COP Meeting: Aug 2021
Slides from the August 2021 meeting of the global community of practice on decentralized chlorine production.
WASH in Healthcare Facilities in Ghana: Status & National WASH Costed Strategy
Presentation by Dr. Mary Ashinyo, Deputy Director- Institutional Care Division within Ghana Health Service at the Global Taskforce meeting in April 2022.
Learning Note
Improving water, sanitation and hygiene in primary care health facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia.
WASH in Heltkea Fasiliti Toolkit
WASH in Healthcare Facility Toolkit (Companion to adapted Water Safety Plans & WASHFit)
Created by EWB with the Ministry of Health Vanuatu, with UNICEF support.
WASH FIT – A Practical Guide for Improving Quality of Care Through Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Health Care Facilities: Second Edition
THE LANCET GLOBAL HEALTH
Estimating the cost of achieving basic water, sanitation, hygiene, and waste management services in public health-care facilities in the 46 UN designated least-developed countries: a modelling study
National Guidelines on WASH and Waste in HEALTH CARE FACILITIES-Ethiopia (2021)
WASH in healthcare facilities refers to the provision of water, sanitation, health care waste management, infrastructure for hygiene and environmental cleaning, and services across all parts of a facility.