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Ghana: An innovative community scorecard and local media allows the community to demand better services

Practical steps address: 2-3-5-6-7

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Step-by-step certification process of Healthy Healthcare Facility Programme improved WASH services in 336 health care facilities

Practical steps: 1-2-3-4-6-7

Cambodia: Research to address hygiene behaviours around birth as part of quality improvement

Practical steps: 1-3-4-8

Improving Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in the Out Patient Department (OPD) in a Local Health Facility in Cameroon

Banso Baptist Hospital (BBH) is a tertiary, referral, district hospital found in Kumbo West Health District of the North West Region of Cameroon. It is one of the leading health facilities in Cameroon, run by the Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services with more than 90,000 patient consultations per year up until 2016. OPD attendance dropped significantly following the 2016 socio-political crisis in the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon, which has led to many deaths, loss of property and displacement of thousands of people from the two regions.   The majority of the people of Kumbo use the squatting pit toilet at home.  Although water supply is irregular throughout the year in Kumbo after the lone water scheme was damaged in September 2018, over 80% of the toilets in BBH are water system; with only 20% are pit toilets.

The Most Momentous Day in A Century For The Midwives: We Must Applaud Midwives with WASH

An op-ed from HE Toyin Saraki to mark International Day of the Midwife

Status of water, sanitation and hygiene services for childbirth and newborn care in eight countries in East Asia and the Pacific

This study aimed to investigate availability of WASH policies, standards, and services for childbirth and newborn care in hospitals in East Asia and the Pacific. Descriptive analysis of survey data and observations of water, sanitation and hygiene services in maternity and neonatal care rooms and of deliveries in 153 hospitals in Cambodia, China, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Viet Nam. The main outcome measures were availability of national policies and standards; availability of water, sanitation, and hygiene services in maternity rooms and neonatal care units; and practice of hygiene at childbirth.

Commitments for Change: What you can do now to make a difference – Advocacy Flyer

In 2019, a World Health Assembly Resolution on WASH in health care facilities, agreed to by 194 member states, outlined concrete actions that countries can commit to. These include establishing national roadmaps and targets, implementing standards, integrating WASH and IPC indicators into health programming and monitoring and increasing domestic funding. This flyer summarises these actions. If you would like to make a commitment, please visit www.washinhcf.org/commitments

Nine takeaways from the Global Meeting on WASH in health care facilities

A series of reflections from the recent global meeting on WASH in health care facilities - how will YOU join the Movement and go from Resolution to Revolution? #R2RWASHinHCF