Implementation of the water
and sanitation for health facility
improvement tool (WASH FIT):
global report

13.02.2025

This report provides an analysis of the application of the Water and Sanitation for Health Facility Improvement tool (WASH FIT) and case studies from a select number of countries that illustrate different approaches for implementing and scaling up the tool. 

Consensus Statement

01.11.2024

This document outlining the role of policymakers and partners in implementing the Global Framework for Action was signed by 20+ leading organizations.

13.02.2025

Global Framework for Action 2024–2030 for water, sanitation, hygiene, waste and electricity services in all health care facilities

29.05.2024

Safe management of pharmaceutical waste from health care facilities: global best practices

21.02.2025

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Scaling up Effective Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Services through Faith-Based Health Care Networks

16.05.2023
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic shocked health systems, demanding the urgent identification and prioritization of immediate health care facility needs. Beginning in August 2020, USAID’s MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership project implemented WASH improvements in 199 HCFs in Bangladesh, Ghana, India, Sierra Leone, and Uganda, including 44 faith-based facilities in Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Uganda. This brief distills learnings of faith-based partners, supports faith-based networks to take WASH activities to scale, and suggests ways to achieve scaling through limited, medium-level, and significant investments.
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Improving Facility Readiness in Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) And Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) In Uganda

16.05.2023
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic shocked health systems, demanding the urgent identification and prioritization of immediate health care facility needs. Beginning in August 2020, USAID’s MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership provided rapid technical and capacity development assistance to local health networks in Uganda and four other countries to improve facility readiness in water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and infection prevention and control (IPC). This package of materials details the impact and outcomes of this work, as well as lessons learned to inform future WASH and IPC efforts in health care facilities and quality improvement programming.

Improving Facility Readiness in Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) In Sierra Leone

16.05.2023
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic shocked health systems, demanding the urgent identification and prioritization of immediate health care facility needs. Beginning in August 2020, USAID’s MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership provided rapid technical and capacity development assistance to local health networks in Sierra Leone and four other countries to improve facility readiness in water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and infection prevention and control (IPC). This technical brief details the impact and outcomes of this work, as well as lessons learned to inform future WASH and IPC efforts in health care facilities and quality improvement programming.

Improving Facility Readiness in Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) And Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) In India

16.05.2023
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic shocked health systems, demanding the urgent identification and prioritization of immediate healthcare facility needs. Beginning in August 2020, USAID’s MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership provided rapid technical and capacity development assistance to local health networks in India and four other countries to improve facility readiness in water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and infection prevention and control (IPC). This package of materials details the impact and outcomes of this work, as well as lessons learned to inform future WASH and IPC efforts in healthcare facilities and quality improvement programming.

Improving Facility Readiness in Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) And Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) In Ghana

16.05.2023
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic shocked health systems, demanding the urgent identification and prioritization of immediate health care facility needs. Beginning in August 2020, USAID’s MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership provided rapid technical and capacity development assistance to local health networks in Ghana and four other countries to improve facility readiness in water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and infection prevention and control (IPC). This package of materials details the impact and outcomes of this work, as well as lessons learned to inform future WASH and IPC efforts in health care facilities and quality improvement programming.

Improving Facility Readiness in Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) And Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) In Bangladesh

16.05.2023
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic shocked health systems, demanding the urgent identification and prioritization of immediate health care facility needs. Beginning in August 2020, USAID’s MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership provided rapid technical and capacity development assistance to local health networks in Bangladesh and four other countries to improve facility readiness in water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and infection prevention and control (IPC). This package of materials details the impact and outcomes of this work, as well as lessons learned to inform future WASH and IPC efforts in health care facilities and quality improvement programming.

Dissemination of WASH Fit guidelines in the Republic of Philippines.

08.05.2023
The document is from Ministry of Health to disseminate the guidelines on WASH Fit in Philippines. The guidelines on WASH FIT aim to contribute to the attainment of the country’s... Read more »
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List of all WHO WASH in health care facilities resources

04.05.2023
This document contains a reading list of all relevant resources published by WHO on WASH in health care facilities and other related reading, including key IPC and AMR resources. Last... Read more »
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WASH FIT – Nettoyage de l’environnement, feuille d’exercice

19.04.2023
Feuille d’exercice pour accompagner le module technique en PPT

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