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“Healthcare Facilities in Developing Countries a High Risk for Coronavirus Transmission” – Circle of Blue (19.3.20)
https://www.circleofblue.org/2020/world/healthcare-facilities-in-developing-countries-a-high-risk-for-coronavirus-transmission/
“Collapse of hygiene management in hospitals in Bangladesh” – New Age Bangladesh (20.3.20)
https://www.newagebd.net/article/102734/collapse-of-hygiene-management-in-hospitals-in-bangladesh
“Venezuela faces COVID-19 outbreak with hospitals that at times lack soap and water” – NBC News (19.3.20)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/venezuela-faces-covid-19-outbreak-hospitals-times-lack-soap-water-n1163331
“This World Water Day, almost half of healthcare facilities” – Mirage News (19.3.20)
https://www.miragenews.com/this-world-water-day-almost-half-of-healthcare-facilities/
“Amid COVID-19, Doctors and Nurses Need Clean, Safe Water” – Water Mission (17.3.20)
https://watermission.org/covid-19-safe-water/
“Coronavirus: Sanitation Minister Tour Hospitals To Assess Water Situation” – Modern Ghana (17.3.20)
https://www.modernghana.com/news/989863/coronavirus-sanitation-minister-tour-hospitals.html
One-stop-shop for WASH in HCF resources
Check out the updated list of WASH in HCF related resources
WHO and UNICEF has released an updated list of a range of key resources, including standards and guidance, tools, advocacy materials. It also includes key web links and related IPC, AMR and maternal and child health documents. Its an easy to read, quick link tool for anyone to use now!
List of WASH in HCF resources
Check out the updated list of WASH in HCF related resources
WHO and UNICEF has released an updated list of a range of key resources, including standards and guidance, tools, advocacy materials. It also includes key web links and related IPC, AMR and maternal and child health documents. Its an easy to read, quick link tool for anyone to use now!
Latest WASH related news items
- USA Today: To fight the coronavirus, wash your hands and support clean water access around the world
- ACSE News: Coronavirus: a wake up call for civil engineers.
- New York Times: As coronavirus hits the UK, health workers fear getting sick, and getting broke
- Bangladesh Daily Star – WASH facilities in four districts: 98% healthcare centres lacking, says government study
COVID-19 & WASH: Technical briefing published by WHO (guidance updated on 6th April 2020)
Updated 19 March 2020
In late 2019, an acute respiratory disease, known as COVID-19, emerged. The pathogen responsible for COVID-19 is severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, also referred to as the COVID-19 virus), a member of the coronavirus family. In response to the growing spread of COVID-19, WHO has published a number of technical guidance documents on specific topics, including infection prevention and control (IPC). These recent documents are available at: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/technical-guidance/infection-prevention-and-control.
This new Technical Brief supplement these IPC documents by referring to and summarizing WHO guidance on water, sanitation and health care waste which is relevant for viruses (including coronaviruses). This Technical Brief is written in particular for water and sanitation practitioners and providers. It is also for health care providers who want to know more about water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) risks and practices.
Read the Technical Briefing here.
COVID-19 & WASH: Technical briefing published by WHO
04 March 2020
In late 2019, an acute respiratory disease, known as COVID-19, emerged. The pathogen responsible for COVID-19 is severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, also referred to as the COVID-19 virus), a member of the coronavirus family. In response to the growing spread of COVID-19, WHO has published a number of technical guidance documents on specific topics, including infection prevention and control (IPC). These recent documents are available at: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/technical-guidance/infection-prevention-and-control.
This new Technical Brief supplement these IPC documents by referring to and summarizing WHO guidance on water, sanitation and health care waste which is relevant for viruses (including coronaviruses). This Technical Brief is written in particular for water and sanitation practitioners and providers. It is also for health care providers who want to know more about water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) risks and practices.
Read the Technical Briefing here.