WHO’s AFRO and UNICEF ESARO regional offices hosted a five-day training in Nairobi-Kenya from the 20th to 24th of March 2023 focusing on training trainers’ who are involved in improving WASH services in healthcare facilities, infection prevention, and quality of care. Find the agenda of the training attached.
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A global taskforce on WASH in health care facilities: synthesis 2022-2023
WHO and UNICEF convened a series of stakeholder ‘think-tanks’ coinciding with the launch of the Global Report on WASH in health care facilities in December 2020, to discuss barriers to progress. A Global Taskforce on WASH in health care facilities, comprising approximately 30 key partners/thought leaders, evolved from these think-tanks to provide input to WHO and UNICEF on global strategic direction, coordination, and to allow for information exchange and dialogue. Find more about the task force key activities in the attached document.
The purpose of the task force is to:
- Encourage and hold accountable national governments to achieve the objectives established by WHA 72/7 and SDG 3 and SDG 6
- Reinforce calls for strong health leadership (e.g. mobilising political leaders at global events including G7, G20, UNGA)
- Work at country level to increase demand, financing and integration of WASH in health programming and reporting
- Support greater collaboration with other initiatives (e.g. UHC, Child/maternal health, AMR, climate smart health systems, Hand Hygiene for All)
Ministerial Resolution for managing waste in HCF-Peru (2018)
Este documento es la resolución ministerial sobre la gestión de residuos en los centros sanitarios.
Managing infectious waste in HCF in El Salvador (2015)
Este documento contiene las normas y medidas para gestionar los residuos infecciosos.
Global Community of Practice (CoP) on decentralized chlorine production – March 2023 webinar
Slides from the March 2023 webinar featuring presentations on data for action.
Standards on dangerous solid waste management in healthcare facilities-Nicaragua (2002)
Este documento contiene las normas de manejo de residuos sólidos peligrosos en centros de salud en Nicaragua.
Standards on non-Hazardous solid waste in HCF -Nicaragua (2002)
Este documento contiene las normas de manejo de residuos sólidos no peligrosos en establecimientos de salud en Nicaragua.
Pharmaceutical waste guidelines in Honduras (2016)
El documento es una guía de Honduras para residuos farmacéuticos internos y externos.
How much does it cost to meet the standards for making healthcare facilities water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) compliant? : analysis from Assam, India.
The study aims to estimate the cost to meet the standards for making WASH-compliant HCFs. This cross-sectional study was centered on assessing 60 selected HCF of Assam.
WASH Fit Version 2 in Russian
WASH Fit version 2 is available now in Russian.