Consensus Statement

01.11.2024

This document outlining the role of policymakers and partners in implementing the Global Framework for Action was signed by 20+ leading organizations.

Video – WASH FIT in Bangladesh

25.10.2024

UNICEF and DSK implemented WASH FIT in 16 HCFs.

Global Framework for Action 2024–2030 for water, sanitation, hygiene, waste and electricity services in all health care facilities

29.05.2024

Water, sanitation, hygiene, waste and electricity services in health care facilities: progress on the fundamentals. Global progress report 2023

13.06.2023

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Global Strategy on Infection Prevention and Control

30.05.2024
A resolution on infection prevention and control (IPC) was presented and adopted by consensus at the Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly. The resolution included 13 calls to Member States for improving IPC at... Read more »
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Global Framework for Action 2024–2030 for water, sanitation, hygiene, waste and electricity services in all health care facilities

30.05.2024
The Framework serves to guide efforts to deliver safe and sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), health care waste management and reliable electricity in all health care facilities. The ultimate... Read more »
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High Level Ministerial luncheon on WASH in Health care facilities-WHA77

30.05.2024
Honourable Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda, the Minister of Health in Malawi, hosted a high-level ministerial luncheon on WASH in health care facilities in Geneva on May 30, 2024. The event was... Read more »
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Does WASH FIT improve water, sanitation, and hygiene and related health impacts in healthcare facilities? A systematic review

30.05.2024
This systematic review evaluates whether WASH FIT improves environmental health services or associated health outcomes and impacts. The conducted methodology is a database searches to identify relevant studies and extracted... Read more »
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Strategic roundtable on WASH, waste and electricity in health care facilities (Presentations)

30.05.2024
The Global Strategic Roundtable on WASH, waste, and electricity in health care facilities brought together key stakeholders to discuss the UN General Assembly Resolution and the WHO/UNICEF 2024-2030 Global Framework for Action.... Read more »
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9 Building Blocks in System Strengthening using WASH FIT

29.05.2024
This framework links the WASH System Essential Building Block (IRC WASH) and WASH FIT Tool (WHO, UNICEF).
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Budgeting and advocacy to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene in healthcare facilities: a case study in Nepal

24.05.2024
Barriers to achieving and sustaining access to water, sanitation, hygiene, waste management (collectively, “WASH”) in healthcare facilities include a supportive policy environment and adequate funding. While guidelines exist for assessing... Read more »
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WASH-in-Healthcare Facilities: Trainers’ Guide (The WASH Foundation)

29.04.2024
The WASH Foundation’s WASH-in-Healthcare Facilities (WinHCF) program is designed to support UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) in their efforts to train healthcare facility staff to include water, sanitation,... Read more »
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Water and Sanitation interventions to prevent and control mosquito-borne diseases: Focus on Emergency

16.04.2024
Mosquito-borne diseases are a major global health threat, with nearly 80% of the world’s population at risk of infection. Climate change, conflict and human displacement are all growing in scale,... Read more »
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A review of health-care waste management policies in the Western Pacific Region

28.03.2024
A review was carried out on health-care waste management policies in the Western Pacific Region, encompassing 16 countries and areas with diverse systems and resources. This report presents key findings... Read more »
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