This policy provides strategic guidance for safe and sustainable healthcare waste management in Malawi. It addresses governance, infrastructure, human capacity, social behavior change, and environmental health. The policy is aligned with Malawi Vision 2063 and SDGs 3 and 6, with an emphasis on coordinated implementation across sectors, including development partners, local governments, and the private sector.
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Costed Road Map of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Healthcare Facilities of I.R. Iran (2023) (English)
This comprehensive national roadmap presents Iran’s multi-year plan to strengthen WASH services in healthcare facilities. It follows WHO/UNICEF guidance and builds on the 2021 national WASH situational analysis. Developed through stakeholder consultation and technical working groups, the roadmap includes national objectives, regulatory review, costing of environmental health services using UNC’s toolkit, and defines short- and medium-term targets to improve quality of care, IPC, waste management, and access to WASH for vulnerable populations.
Kurikulum Pelatihan Bagi Pelatih Manajemen Kesehatan Lingkungan di Fasilitas Pelayanan Kesehatan (2024) (Bahasa) / WASH in HCF training curriculum for trainers
A national curriculum for training trainers in environmental health (Kesling) management in health facilities. Covers WASH FIT, IPC, climate resilience, and inclusive strategies.
Naskah Teknokrasi Upaya Kesehatan Lingkungan di Fasilitas Layanan Kesehatan: Rumah Sakit, Puskesmas, dan Klinik (2023) (Bahasa) / Technocratic manuscript on environmental health efforts in health care facilities: hospitals, health centers, and clinics
Situational analysis and policy recommendations for environmental health (Kesling) in hospitals, Puskesmas, and clinics, supporting the Ministry of Health’s 2025–2029 strategic planning.
Global CoP on decentralized chlorine use – September 2023 Slides
Clean Briefing Paper for healthcare cleaning in resource limited settings
Maintaining a clean environment in healthcare settings is essential to the prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) and the spread of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). Despite progress, environmental cleaning is more often poorly financed and lacks routine data for monitoring, especially in resource-limited settings. This document is a brief on healthcare cleaning in resource-limited settings. Find more here!
WASH FIT – Nettoyage de l’environnement, feuille d’exercice
Feuille d’exercice pour accompagner le module technique en PPT
Is It Clean? Lessons Learned on Improving Environmental Cleaning in Healthcare Facilities (COP Event)
English: https://youtu.be/vzrlTo5b1dE
FRANÇAIS: https://youtu.be/UkTl44l9_g8
ESPAÑOL: https://youtu.be/4dO_pO6lRJI
Global Community of Practice (CoP) on decentralized chlorine production – March 2023 webinar
Slides from the March 2023 webinar featuring presentations on data for action.
Environmental cleaning and IPC in HCF in low-and middle-income countries: Trainer’s guide (2022)
This document is a trainer’s guide on environmental cleaning and IPC in low- and middle-income countries. The document takes the user through how to prepare, deliver and sustain an effective training for those who clean.