Eight practical steps have been identified that countries can take at the national and sub-national level to improve WASH in health care facilities. These include national assessments and analyses, development of roadmaps, and targets and standards for WASH in health care facilities.
Information on WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) can be used to target resources to communities most at risk of neglected tropical diseases (#NTDs). Read more from @JMPWASH and @WASH_FOR_HEALTH at https://t.co/BQtEY4SVoe @NTD_NGOs
Count down starts now: @WinHCFaction webinar - Back to Basics: Practical Steps for Countries to Ensure Universal Access to #WASHinHCF" tomorrow, Jun 26 9:00am EDT https://t.co/3BWm8f2lVI hear from @WHO @UNICEF together we can solve this crisis #WASH #Quality #IPC #AMR #Solidarity
The healthcare systems of low- and middle-income countries require investment to reduce the transmission of resistant strains by improving access to clean water, sanitation facilities and vaccines. More surveillance is also needed.
2.2bn people don't have access to safely-managed drinking water services. Without more progress, neglected tropical diseases (#NTDs) like schistosomiasis are impossible to control. Read the report from @JMPWASH and @WASH_FOR_HEALTH here https://t.co/eoo35ojCj0 #charity
Like in #WASH in #healthcare it’s good to hear talk of how important quality & safey is, it’s not just access to infrastructure, etc. And what will the ongoing indicators and goals be, ⬇️ avoidable harm thru #infectionprevention seems to be a recurring feature #patientsafety
