Assessment of water, sanitation and hygiene in HCFs: which tool to follow?

25.02.2020
A review of nine available assessment tools for WASH in HCF published in Reviews on Environmental Health.

Evaluación de la situación de agua, saneamiento e higiene en establecimientos de atención de salud – informe del caso Honduras

10.02.2020
Results of an assessment of WASH in health care facilities in Honduras, completed in 2018.

Evaluación de la situación de agua, saneamiento e higiene en establecimientos de atención de salud – informe del caso Peru

10.02.2020
Results of an assessment of WASH in health care facilities in Peru, completed in 2018.

Evaluación de la situación de agua, saneamiento e higiene en establecimientos de atención de salud – informe del caso Paraguay

10.02.2020
Results of an assessment of WASH in health care facilities in Paraguay, completed in 2018.

Evaluación de la situación de agua, saneamiento e higiene en establecimientos de atención de salud – informe del caso Panama

10.02.2020
Results of an assessment of WASH in health care facilities in Panama, completed in 2018.

Evaluación de la situación de agua, saneamiento e higiene en establecimientos de atención de salud – informe del caso Guatemala

10.02.2020
Results of an assessment of WASH in health care facilities in Guatemala, completed in 2018.

Evaluación de la situación de agua, saneamiento e higiene en establiciementos de atención de salud – Bolivia

10.02.2020
Results of an assessment of WASH in health care facilities in Bolivia, completed in 2018.

Eritrea Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: Bottleneck Analysis Report

30.12.2019
Government of Eritrea and the United Nations Children’s Fund analyzed bottlenecks hindering the delivery of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in Eritrea. The results identified the major bottlenecks for WASH in institutions to be (i). Lack of policy and legal framework that includes provisions for operational sustainability; (ii). Lack of a well-functioning coordinating body; (iii) Unsupportive conditions (lack of an enabling environment) for the application of service delivery models; (iv) Insufficient funding that arises from weak institutional and individual capacities to create a successful mechanism to raise funds and diversify sources of funding; (v) Lack of a well-established monitoring feedback system to improve decision-making at different levels; and (vi) Weak institutional, individual and financial capacities to develop a human resources strategy. The main underlying causes of the major bottlenecks for WASH in institutions are limited human, financial, institutional and organizational capacities of institutions, and low levels of commitment of policy- and decision-makers. The report cited that the total financing gap to implement the recommended activities to remove the bottlenecks to service delivery in WASH in institutions is about USD 3.73 million.

Monitoring Environmental Health in Maternal and Newborn Health Programs In Health Care Facilities

19.12.2019
The objectives of this brief are to review common and effective indicators for monitoring environmental health conditions and measuring improvements in maternal and newborn health care as well as recommend opportunities to enhance monitoring of environmental health in maternal and newborn health care settings.

UNICEF Scoping study in Eastern and Southern Africa

11.10.2019
UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office conducted a regional scoping study and deep dive on the Enabling Environment for WASH services in Health Care Facilities across its 21 programming countries in Eastern and Southern Africa Region. The aim was to assess the status of the enabling environment for WASH services in health facilities, identify related gaps and explore avenues to enhance programming in the region.
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