This report identifies major global gaps in WASH services: for example, one third of health care facilities do not have what is needed to clean hands where care is provided; one in four facilities have no water services; and 10% have no sanit
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- WebinarWHO and UNICEF will release a new comprehensive summary of global progress on improving water, sanitation and hygie
- ManualThis Handwashing Handbook is based on the experience of the Global Handwashing Partnership and presents best practices and new concepts to improve the uptake of handwashing.
- Water CurrentsFrequent and proper handwashing with soap is one of the most important measures that can be used to prevent the spread of diseases and infections, such as the coronavirus.
- Global Waters ArticleSafe water, improved sanitation, waste management, and electricity are prerequisites for infection prevention in health care facilities.
- BriefUNICEF Hygiene Programing Guidance Note
- ArticleUSAID Uganda Sanitation for Health Activity (USHA) Supports Innovative Local organizations to lmprove Sanitation in Uganda.
- Interagency StoryIn 2018 and 2019, the CDC collaborated with the IDI of Makerere University, IRC-WASH, and a district government of Uganda to implement and evaluate the feasibility and impact of local production and district-wide distribution of ABHR on health car
- Interagency StoryIf there were a set of environmental cleaning guidelines for health care facilities that could prevent millions from infections and protect women during childbirth, wouldn’t those be worth implementing?
- Resource CollectionThrough water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) investments, the water sector works to improve health outcomes, providing improved access to safe water supply and sanitation, while promoting improved hygiene practices and supporting approaches that c