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

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Community engagement: Systems mapping exercise

06.03.2020
A template to help users undertake a mapping exercise of stakeholders involved in WASH in HCF at every level (community, municipality, district, state, national & international). This document is the result of one of the learning labs at the global meeting on WASH in HCF, held in Livingstone, Zambia in September 2019.
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WHO Technical guidance: Water, sanitation, hygiene and waste for COVID-19 [updated 23 April 2020]

05.03.2020
In late 2019, an acute respiratory disease, known as COVID-19, emerged. WHO has published a number of technical guidance documents here. This WHO technical guidance specifically summarizes guidance on water, sanitation and health care waste in particular for water and sanitation practitioners and providers. It will be of interest to others.

International medical corps approach to sustainable wash infrastructure in health care facilities in Yemen

04.03.2020
International Medical Corps has provided water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services to more than 25 supported health care facilities (HCF) across Yemen with adequate water supply, regular water quality monitoring and chlorination, construction of medical waste zone, distribution of environmental health and latrine cleaning kits and train the HCF staff on infection prevention and control (IPC) and health care management.
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Budgeting for Environmental Health Services in Healthcare Facilities: A Ten-Step Model for Planning and Costing

29.02.2020
Based on 47 studies selected through a systematic review, a model for budgeting WASH in Healthcare Facilities was developed, comprising ten steps in three phases: planning, data collection, and synthesis.
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Behavioural determinants of Handwashing and glove recontamination before aseptic procedures at Birth

26.02.2020
Behavioural Determinants of HandWashing and Glove Recontamination before Aseptic Procedures at Birth. A Time-and-Motion Study and Survey inZanzibar Labour Wards  

Assessment of water, sanitation and hygiene in HCFs: which tool to follow?

25.02.2020
A review of nine available assessment tools for WASH in HCF published in Reviews on Environmental Health.

Clean And Timely Care In Hospital For Institutional Transformation (CATCH-IT)

11.02.2020
CATCH-IT is an Ethiopian initiative designed to improve quality of care, timely access to basic services and revitalisation of hospital reform initiatives for institutional transformation.

Evaluación de la situación de agua, saneamiento e higiene en establecimientos de atención de salud – informe del caso Honduras

10.02.2020
Results of an assessment of WASH in health care facilities in Honduras, completed in 2018.

PMAC Conference – Country updates on WASH in HCF & quality: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India and the Philippines

10.02.2020
A presentation given at the Prince Mahidol Award Conference, Bangkok, Thailand (January 2020). The presentation was given as part of a session hosted by WHO, WaterAid and the National Public Health Institute of Cambodia. The file includes the following presentations: Vivek Singh, UNICEF India Country Office: WASH and quality in India - a focus on the Kayakalp programme. Renzo Guinto, Philippines, WASH in HCF in the era of UHC and climate change in the Philippines. Nasima Sultana, Bangladesh: WASH in HCF of Bangladesh - a focus on the National Technical Committee. Lym Khankryka, Cambodia: Improving WASH within quality of care in Cambodia.

Transforming health service quality through improved water, sanitation & hygiene: from Resolution to Revolution

10.02.2020
A presentation given at the Prince Mahidol Award Conference, Bangkok, Thailand (January 2020). The presentation was given as part of a session hosted by WHO, WaterAid and the National Public Health Institute of Cambodia. The session objectives were to: Discuss key entry points and strategies for jointly addressing quality and WASH in health care facilities and the added benefits of such an approach. How linkages between national quality policy and strategy and WASH in health facilities were used to drive action: experiences in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India and the Philippines. Orient participants to recent WASH and quality tools (including quality implementation guide, WASH FIT[1]) and how they can be adapted to support participants to engage in quality and WASH improvements. [1] WHO UNICEF Water and Sanitation for Health Facility Improvement Tool (WASH FIT) https://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/publications/water-and-sanitation-for-health-facility-improvement-tool/en/

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