Combatting AMR through WASH and IPC in healthcare

This updated two page flier, jointly produced by WHO, UNICEF and WaterAid, details the latest burden from poor WASH and IPC in health care, the role WASH and IPC serve in preventing AMR and the benefits of joint action and investments. It also provides examples of effective, collaborative action at the global, national and facility level. It allows anyone working in these fields to speak confidently about the current core issues, as well as solutions and will ultimately drive quality of care given how critical WASH and IPC measures are for AMR reduction and overall patient safety.

Sound management of pharmaceutical waste and waste water (Policy brief)

The policy brief is intended as a tool to guide establishing regulatory frameworks to ensure the sound management of pharmaceutical solid and liquid waste. The guidance document is for use by WHO staff, policy makers and inspectors in Ministry of Health (MoH) and Ministry of Environment, pharmaceutical manufacturers and their associations, local municipalities and consumer organizations.

WHO UNICEF Timeline of work 2020

A summary of WHO and UNICEF's main activities for 2020. Refer also to this document for an additional summary of activities.

Hand Hygiene for All: A call to action for all of society to achieve universal access to hand hygiene

The Hand Hygiene for All Initiative presents an opportunity to create a step-change in how hand hygiene is promoted, enabled and mainstreamed throughout the whole of society and across the globe. It aims to bring together multiple sectors around a common platform to coordinate voices and actions and, crucially, to align these behind national hand hygiene strategies. The global framework for this Initiative will organise actors around four main areas: evidence and learning, multi-stakeholder engagement, investment and monitoring. UNICEF and WHO will be supported by a select group of core partners, including but not limited to World Bank, Sanitation and Water for All, International Federation of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine/Hygiene Hub, International Labour Organization, United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), Global Handwashing Partnership and WaterAid. If you have any questions, contact Michael Emerson Gnilo megnilo@unicef.org and Maggie Montgomery MontgomeryM@who.int.

World leaders’ Call to Action on COVID-19

Dr Tedros, WHO DG, commits.    

Q & A from webinar series on WASH in HCF & COVID-19: April 2020

This document accompanies the presentations and recordings for the webinar series which WHO and UNICEF hosted in April 2020. The presenters from each webinar episode have provided answers to the questions that participants asked. If you have a question that is not answered in the document, please contact washinhcf@who.int. The presentations are available as follows: Water, Sanitation, Health care waste management, Hand hygiene and Environmental cleaning.

Dez ações imediatas de ASH nas instalações de cuidados de saúde para responder à COVID-19

Esta página descreve dez ações imediatas em matéria de água, saneamento e higiene (ASH) que as instalações de cuidados de saúde com poucos recursos podem realizar com um orçamento limitado a curto prazo (0–3 meses) para se prepararem e lidarem com a COVID-19. Na segunda página, a OMS e a UNICEF forneceram informações sobre a melhor forma de adaptar os seus Oito Passos Práticos no contexto da COVID-19.

Dix mesures immédiates en matière de services EAH à adopter dans les établissements de santé pour lutter contre la COVID-19

La présente page décrit dix mesures immédiates en matière d’eau, d’assainissement et d’hygiène (EAH) que les établissements de santé dotés de faibles ressources peuvent entreprendre avec un budget limité dans un avenir proche (0 à 3 mois) afin de se préparer et de faire face à la COVID-19. Sur la deuxième page, l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS) et le Fonds des Nations Unies pour l’enfance (l’UNICEF) expliquent comment adapter au mieux leurs huit mesures pratiques en pleine pandémie de COVID-19.

Diez acciones inmediatas en materia de WASH en los centros de salud para la respuesta a la COVID-19

En esta página se describen diez acciones inmediatas en materia de agua, saneamiento e higiene (WASH) que los centros de salud con escasos recursos pueden llevar a cabo con un presupuesto limitado a corto plazo (entre 0 y 3 meses) para prepararse y abordar la COVID-19. La segunda página contiene información aportada por la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) y el Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia (UNICEF) sobre la mejor manera de adaptar sus ocho medidas prácticas durante la epidemia de COVID-19.

Reducing hand recontamination of health workers during COVID-19

A letter to the editor