The Health Service of Maputo City organized a capacity building training on WASHFIT with technical and financial support from WHO in collaboration with Department of Environmental Health from the Ministry of Health and UNICEF.
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Report of 2022 Sector Ministers’ Meeting
The Sanitation and Water for All global partnership has published the 2022 Report of Sector Ministers’ meeting which documents the organization’s most ambitious event to date.
A Global Study on External Perceptions of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) published the results of a global audience research that looked into depth of the perceptions around water, sanitation, and hygiene of experts working in climate, health, human rights, humanitarian response and economic development.
National Microplanning Handbook for WASH in Healthcare Facilities in Uganda (2022)
Presented in the report are national, regional and district analyses of WASH in HCFs using data collected by Ministry of Health (Environmental Health Department) with support from UNICEF from 4,272 healthcare facilities across 136 districts in the country.
National Guidelines on WASH and Waste in Healthcare Facilities in Uganda (2022)
These guidelines include standards of WASH and waste services in healthcare facilities in Uganda, the documents also outline how to budget on facility levels for WASH and Waste in healthcare facilities and to train staff on waste management
Unpacking the Built Environment: WASH and the Approach to Improving Health Facility Infrastructure (COP Event)
ENGLISH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk1fxLH-7gk
WASH access for all: inclusive transformation of WASH in Puskesmas in Lampung province
Blog post from WHO Indonesia on their inclusive WASH in HCFs programming.
https://www.who.int/indonesia/news/detail/06-09-2022-wash-access-for-all–inclusive-transformation-of-wash-in-puskesmas-in-lampung-province
WHO Indonesia: Green hospitals for a healthier future
Blog post from WHO Indonesia on climate resilient, environmentally sustainable WASH and waste management services.
https://www.who.int/indonesia/news/detail/15-08-2022-green-hospitals-for-a-healthier-future
JMP Progress on WASH in Health Care Facilities 2000-2021
This 2022 update from the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (JMP) presents national, regional and global estimates for WASH in health care facilities up to the year 2021, with a special focus on the linkages between WASH and infection prevention and control (IPC).
8 Practical Steps for National Action on WASH in Health Care Facilities: Resources & Country Examples
To achieve universal coverage of WASH in health care facilities, WHO and UNICEF developed the 8 Practical Steps to help guide national action. This document outlines the existing resources for each of these steps, as well as providing examples from countries who have already achieved the step.