National Guidelines for WASH Standards in HCF in Nepal (2021-2022)

15.02.2023
Here are the National guidelines for WASH in HCF in Nepal, the document is available in Nepalese.

Zambia WASH and IPC standards: Training manual (2018)

14.02.2022
A training curriculum which accompanies the Zambian standards and SOPs for WASH and IPC in health care facilities.

Zambia WASH and IPC guidelines and SOPs (2018)

14.02.2022
This document accompanies the Zambia minimum standards for WASH and IPC.

Zambian Minimum standards for WASH and IPC in health care facilities (2018)

14.02.2022
This document proposes minimum standards and guidelines for WASH and IPC in health facilities. It is intended to serve as a guide to staff in implementing IPC-WASH as well as a reference for standards in planning and implementation.

Approaches to health care waste management: Health workers guide

05.11.2021
This document presents guidelines for reducing the incidence of injury and disease arising from the improper management of health care waste among health workers at health facilities and the population at large in Uganda.

National policy on injection safety and health care waste management, Uganda (2004)

05.11.2021
The Uganda National Injection Safety and Health Care Waste Management Policy sets out strategies for ensuring that patients, health workers, communities and the environment are protected from risks associated with unnecessary and unsafe injections.

Hand Hygiene For All – improving access and behaviour in health care facilities

18.10.2020
This new brief from WHO provides insights into available strategies and approaches to hand hygiene improvement in health care facilities (HCFs) in support of the new United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)/World Health Organization (WHO) Hand Hygiene for All Initiative, including sustainable interventions. The brief draws on learning from legacy work and the current evidence base. It emphasizes the synergistic relationship between IPC and WASH in HCFs and summarizes how joint action and collaboration is essential for improvement in the context of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response and beyond.

World Antibiotic Awareness Week and World Toilet Day Social Media pack

14.11.2019
Example twitter messages for anyone to use during World Antibiotic Awareness Week and on World Toilet Day - join us to make sure we speak in one voice about committing to and improving water, sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities