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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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Lack of toilets and safe water in health-care facilities
26.03.2015
An article in the WHO Bulletin on the global status of WASH in HCF, 2015.
Evaluation of Membrane Ultrafiltration and Residual Chlorination as a Decentralized Water Treatment Strategy for Ten Rural Healthcare Facilities in Rwanda
26.03.2015
A study looking at operation of 10 water treatment systems including pre-filtration, membrane ultrafiltration, and chlorine residual disinfection in a rural health care facility in Rwanda.
WASH in health care facilities in Bhutan – A scoping study
26.03.2015
A scoping study of WASH in 35 health care facilities across three districts in Bhutan.
Availability and satisfactoriness of latrines and hand washing stations in health facilities, and role in health seeking behavior of women: evidence from rural Pune district, India
26.03.2015
A paper looking at WASH infrastructure in small health facilities in rural Pune, India, and expectations and satisfactoriness among women.
Risk of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes among Women Practicing Poor Sanitation in Rural India: A Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study
26.03.2015
This paper assesses whether poor sanitation practices are associated with increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preterm birth and low birth weight in a population-based study in rural India.
Environmental factors and WASH practices in the perinatal period in Cambodia
26.03.2015
A qualitative study looking at the environmental context for infection prevention and control (IPC) and WASH-associated behaviors in health centers where women give birth, and in homes of newborns, in a rural Cambodian province.
Getting the basic rights – the role of water, sanitation and hygiene in maternal and reproductive health: a conceptual framework
26.03.2015
This paper explores linkages between water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and maternal and perinatal health via a conceptual approach and a scoping review.
Clean and Safe Health Facilities (CASH) Audit Tool
26.03.2015
The CASH initiative in Ethiopia began in 2014 and is the national approach for improving infection prevention and patient safety.
Quality UHC-WASH. Exploring the X-Factor
26.03.2015
Presentations from the WASH in HCF Global Meeting, Geneva, 2015.
Clean and Safe Health Facilities Initiative The CASH initiative in Ethiopia
26.03.2015
Presentations from the WASH in HCF Global Meeting, Geneva, 2015.
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