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This presentation summarizes the recent WASH FIT activities and progress to-date in Kenya.

An assessment of the WASH Practices and Needs in Schools and Health Facilities in Garissa and Turkana Counties Supported by the Government of the Netherlands and UNICEF, this WASH assessment... Read more »

WASH FIT assessments were conducted from August – Mid September 2024, contextualized to Kenya. A total of 290 heath care HCFs were assessed in 20 sub-counties of four counties (Isiolo,... Read more »

The floods experienced in the last quarter of 2023 caused extensive damage to property and infrastructure in Turkana County, impacting the host community, refugees, and internally displaced persons (IDPs). An... Read more »

This document outlines the Terms of Reference for the national technical working group (TWG) on WASH in health care facilities in Kenya. It defines the TWG’s objectives, roles, guiding principles,... Read more »

A comprehensive national census of all health facilities in Kenya, this report provides a baseline on facility readiness, infrastructure, basic amenities (like water and power), availability of health services, workforce,... Read more »

This publication provides comprehensive national guidelines for managing health care waste in Kenya. It outlines the types of healthcare waste, risk categories, legal and policy frameworks, and technical procedures for... Read more »

This document is a training report of the national training on WASH FIT in Kenya. Ministry of Health Kenya, UNICEF HQ & UNICEF Kenya co-facilitated a WASH FIT training in... Read more »

Improving water and hand-washing services in rural health care facilities in Kitui County, Kenya Authors: Jacob Katuva, Rob Hope, Ellie McBurney, Nancy Gladstone, Johanna Koehler, Cliff Nyaga, Dennis Njung'e This brief presents policy recommendations for improving water and hand-washing services in rural health care facilities through a professional service delivery model. Annualised costs to provide safe and reliable water and soap services are estimated from actual cost data, providing a basis for county-level budgets and investment planning.

Slides from the August 2021 meeting of the global community of practice on decentralized chlorine production.