Resources

This perspective piece elaborates on theimportance of optimal WASH and future scopes in HCFs during the post COVID19 pandemic era.

This document accompanies the presentations and recordings for the webinar series which WHO and UNICEF hosted in April 2020. The presenters from each webinar episode have provided answers to the questions that participants asked. If you have a question that is not answered in the document, please contact washinhcf@who.int. The presentations are available as follows: Water, Sanitation, Health care waste management, Hand hygiene and Environmental cleaning.

L'enregistrement de ce webinar est disponible sur la chaîne YouTube. 

Esta página descreve dez ações imediatas em matéria de água, saneamento e higiene (ASH) que as instalações de cuidados de saúde com poucos recursos podem realizar com um orçamento limitado a curto prazo (0–3 meses) para se prepararem e lidarem com a COVID-19. Na segunda página, a OMS e a UNICEF forneceram informações sobre a melhor forma de adaptar os seus Oito Passos Práticos no contexto da COVID-19.

La présente page décrit dix mesures immédiates en matière d’eau, d’assainissement et d’hygiène (EAH) que les établissements de santé dotés de faibles ressources peuvent entreprendre avec un budget limité dans un avenir proche (0 à 3 mois) afin de se préparer et de faire face à la COVID-19. Sur la deuxième page, l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS) et le Fonds des Nations Unies pour l’enfance (l’UNICEF) expliquent comment adapter au mieux leurs huit mesures pratiques en pleine pandémie de COVID-19.

En esta página se describen diez acciones inmediatas en materia de agua, saneamiento e higiene (WASH) que los centros de salud con escasos recursos pueden llevar a cabo con un presupuesto limitado a corto plazo (entre 0 y 3 meses) para prepararse y abordar la COVID-19. La segunda página contiene información aportada por la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) y el Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia (UNICEF) sobre la mejor manera de adaptar sus ocho medidas prácticas durante la epidemia de COVID-19.

This document describes ten immediate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) actions that low-resource healthcare facilities can undertake with limited budget in the near-term (0-3 months) to prepare for and address COVID-19. On the second page, WHO and UNICEF have provided input on how to best adapt their Eight Practical Steps in the midst of COVID-19. Finally, there is a compilation of WASH in HCF & COVID-19 resources for action. The document is also available in French, Spanish and Portuguese. French: www.washinhcf.org/resource/dix-mesures-immediates-en-matiere-de-services-eah-a-adopter-dans-les-etablissements-de-sante-pour-lutter-contre-la-covid-19/ Spanish: www.washinhcf.org/resource/diez-acciones-inmediatas-en-materia-de-wash-en-los-centros-de-salud-para-la-respuesta-a-la-covid-19/ Portuguese: www.washinhcf.org/resource/dez-acoes-imediatas-de-ash-nas-instalacoes-de-cuidados-de-saude-para-responder-a-covid-19/

The fifth and final episode of a series of webinars running through April 2020 to provide technical guidance of WASH in HCF and COVID-19. The recording is available at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmERJPGZTfolALXCDcpbkug.