This is the official law of the Kyrgyz Republic (Law No. 34, dated 30 May 2011, updated in 2017), establishing the Technical Regulation “On the Safety of Drinking Water”. It outlines the legal framework, standards, responsibilities, and procedures for ensuring the safety of drinking water throughout its supply chain. The regulation applies to centralized and decentralized water supply systems, transport-based supplies, and establishes mandatory safety criteria for microbiological, chemical, and radiological parameters. It also defines roles for government oversight, production control, risk analysis, and public communication.
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Terms of Reference for Safety and Risk Management Committee in Health Facilities (2023)(Arabic)
This document outlines the terms of reference and composition of the “Committee for Safety and Risk Management” in Kuwaiti health facilities. It includes responsibilities such as developing annual action plans, overseeing quality indicators, coordinating training programmes, and aligning with the national accreditation standards. The committee includes representatives from quality offices, hospital departments, pharmacy, labs, and infection prevention and control (IPC). The objective is to ensure continuous quality improvement, health care worker safety, and compliance with national and international WASH and IPC standards.
Policy for Hand Hygiene Educational and Motivational Program (2024) (English)
This national policy by the Kuwait Ministry of Health provides a comprehensive strategy for improving hand hygiene (HH) in health care settings. It aligns with WHO’s multimodal strategy, aiming to reduce healthcare-associated infections through system change, training, evaluation, reminders, institutional safety climate, and patient empowerment. The document outlines a structured action plan, observation tools, ABHR consumption monitoring, training schedules, buddy systems, evaluation forms, and campaign materials for behavior change among healthcare workers and patients.
Infection Prevention & Control: Accreditation Standards for Hospitals in Kuwait, Version 6 (2023) (English)
This document presents Kuwait’s national accreditation standards for infection prevention and control (IPC) in hospitals. It covers IPC practices including isolation, cleaning and disinfection protocols, waste management, sterilization services, and quality and safety improvement. The standards are structured for self-assessment (Met, Not Met, Not Applicable) and align with Ministry of Health regulations. Specific sections address the constitution of IPC committees, hand hygiene promotion, sterilization oversight, and hazardous waste segregation.
Terms of Reference for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Health Care Facilities Technical Working Group (2023) (English)
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, and membership structure, aiming to support national WASH FIT roll-out, improve coordination and resource mobilization, guide policy, and strengthen infection prevention and climate resilience.
Kenya Health Facility Census Report (2023) (English)
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, and linkage to community health units. It includes data on access to water, hand hygiene facilities, IPC capacity, and gaps in tracer medicines, laboratory equipment, and disability-friendly infrastructure.
Health Care Waste Management Guidelines (2023) (English)
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 segregation, storage, collection, treatment, and disposal. The guidelines promote environmental protection, occupational health and safety, and compliance with infection prevention and control (IPC) standards.
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.
Peraturan Menteri LHK No. P.56/Menlhk-Setjen/2015 tentang Tata Cara dan Persyaratan Teknis Pengelolaan Limbah B3 dari Fasilitas Pelayanan Kesehatan (2015)(Bahasa) / Regulation No. P.56/Menlhk-Setjen/2015 on hazardous waste management from health facilities
Government regulation detailing technical procedures and requirements for the management of hazardous and toxic waste (Limbah B3) from health care facilities.