WASH FIT portal
This page includes a range of WASH FIT related resources and information. Further country examples are available by searching "WASH FIT" in the Resources page.
This page includes a range of WASH FIT related resources and information. Further country examples are available by searching "WASH FIT" in the Resources page.
WASH FIT (the Water and Sanitation for Health Facility Improvement Tool) is a risk-based management tool for health care facilities, covering key aspects of water, sanitation, hand hygiene, environmental cleaning, health care waste management and selected aspects of energy, building and facility management.
• Small primary health care facilities in lower-resource settings (e.g. health centres, health posts).
• Larger facilities (e.g. district hospitals).
• Middle-income settings where standards are yet to be met.
• Emergency settings, including temporary facilities in camps.
To date, WASH FIT has been used in over 40 countries. These include:
Bhutan, Burundi, Cambodia, Chad, Comoros, DRC, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kenya, Lao PDR, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Venezuela, Viet Nam and Zambia.
Read a selection of WASH FIT case studies here.
The latest version has an emphasis on climate, gender equality and inclusion, and prevention (WASH in support of prevention of all avoidable infections in health care) with linkages to infection prevention, antimicrobial resistance and quality of care.
WASH FIT:
WHO and UNICEF are collecting information on where, how and in how many facilities the tool is being used. Are you using WASH FIT? If so, we would like to hear from you, our form is coming soon.
Nurse in Guinea Bissau – Photo credit Karel Prinsloo