In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic shocked health systems, demanding the urgent identification and prioritization of immediate health care facility needs. Beginning in August 2020, USAID’s MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership project implemented WASH improvements in 199 HCFs in Bangladesh, Ghana, India, Sierra Leone, and Uganda, including 44 faith-based facilities in Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Uganda. This brief distills learnings of faith-based partners, supports faith-based networks to take WASH activities to scale, and suggests ways to achieve scaling through limited, medium-level, and significant investments.
Archives: Resources
Unpacking the Built Environment: WASH and the Approach to Improving Health Facility Infrastructure (COP Event)
ENGLISH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk1fxLH-7gk
Advancing Equity: How We Can Ensure Gender-Responsive WASH in All Healthcare Facilities (COP Event)
This session’s panel discussion looked at how we develop and implement approaches to ensure gender-responsive WASH programs and policies in all healthcare facilities.
ENGLISH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni-GZOJA_w4
Hand Hygiene in Healthcare – COP discussion
A discussion on hand hygiene in healthcare facilities, focused on approaches for sustainability, from the Community of Practice launch on October 19, 2021. Slides from the session in English are available here and recordings are posted below:
ENGLISH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlhVjC9uxCo&
FRANÇAIS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVzcFjSGTjI
ESPAÑOL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R5R96UXaug
Introduction to the Community of Practice
The WASH in HCF Community of Practice launched on October 19, 2021, under the current secretariat, Emory University. Introductory slides presented at the COP attached (English only) and the recordings can be found below:
ENGLISH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIHr-n4uzLs&
FRANÇAIS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6a_Ioth7RA
ESPAÑOL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXIcpaKk93U