The Uganda National Injection Safety and Health Care Waste Management Policy sets out strategies for ensuring that patients, health workers, communities and the environment are protected from risks associated with unnecessary and unsafe injections.
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Decentralized chlorine production for water treatment and infection prevention and control: A Global Community of Practice
An overview of the Decentralized Chlorine Production Community of Practice.
Guidelines for Climate-Resilient and Environmentally Sustainable Health Care Facilities in Fiji
The ‘GUIDELINES FOR CLIMATE-RESILIENT AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES IN FIJI’ (CRESHCF Guidelines) was developed to assist Fiji’s Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MoHMS) and all health sector stakeholders to include sustainable, environment-friendly and climate-resilient healthcare facilities (HCFs) into the full life cycle of health care capital works.
National Strategy for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene-Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare Facilities, Ghana
Ghana’s costed national strategy This strategy takes into account the Medium-Term Development Framework of Ghana 2018-2021, revised National Health Policy (NHP, 2020), the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Road map for Ghana (2020-2030), the African Union Vision 2063 and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
USAID Technical Brief: WASH in Healthcare Facilities for Quality Care
This technical brief from USAID highlights considerations for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in healthcare facilities (HCFs) as part of improving health system strengthening (HSS) and health security.
Hand Hygiene in Healthcare – COP discussion
A discussion on hand hygiene in healthcare facilities, focused on approaches for sustainability, from the Community of Practice launch on October 19, 2021. Slides from the session in English are available here and recordings are posted below:
ENGLISH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlhVjC9uxCo&
FRANÇAIS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVzcFjSGTjI
ESPAÑOL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R5R96UXaug
Introduction to the Community of Practice
The WASH in HCF Community of Practice launched on October 19, 2021, under the current secretariat, Emory University. Introductory slides presented at the COP attached (English only) and the recordings can be found below:
ENGLISH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIHr-n4uzLs&
FRANÇAIS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6a_Ioth7RA
ESPAÑOL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXIcpaKk93U
National standards in infection prevention and control for health facilities (3rd edition)-Philippines
Aligned with the aspirations of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act to ensure that all Filipinos have access to quality and affordable health services and are protected against financial risk, the Department of Health (DOH) urges the health sector to move towards the development of a productive, resilient, equitable, and people-centered health system.
WASH, Energy and Climate Presentation-WWW 2021
A presentation given by WHO and UNICEF at the 2021 Stockholm World Water Week.
Compassion, wash & quality of care
Those of you who are familiar with WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) understand
why it is essential for quality health services.