Resources

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.

Updated guidelines from the Philippines.

Advice is regularly updated based on the latest knowledge. Please contact global@hcwh.org for the most up to date information.

Slides from a webinar series on WASH in HCF and COVID-19 in April 2020. The recording is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fz46qUS58CM.

A simplified version (in Excel) in of the WASH FIT assessment tool for use in facilities who are preparing for, or responding to, COVID-19 cases. The basic methodology of WASH FIT remains the same but is built on a shorter assessment tool, focusing on the most important aspects of WASH in HCF which are needed to respond to COVID-19. The indicators are based on the latest WHO technical guidance on WASH in HCF for COVID-19, available at: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/water-sanitation-hygiene-and-waste-management-for-the-covid-19-virus-interim-guidance. This tool is also available in Spanish and French. An electronic version (in English, French, Spanish and Arabic) is available on Kobo Toolbox at: https://ee.kobotoolbox.org/x/egDN1mUO. If you would like support using the electronic version, contact Janet Ausel. Thanks go to Food for the Hungry and Engineers Without Borders USA for their support developing this tool.

Slides from a webinar series on WASH in HCF and COVID-19 in April 2020.

The following Frequently Asked Questions document is based on a December 2019 webinar on the local production of alcohol-based hand rub in Uganda for healthcare workers by Infectious Disease Institute at Makerere University and the US CDC.

A two-page technical brief from UNHCR for the COVID-19 response, including suggested activities for refugee settings.

This document goes through each of the practical steps and describes how communities should be involved at each stage.