Resources

Please adapt this un-branded messaging to promote your work, as you keep up the important drumbeat and tell your own story! KEY MESSAGING, DATA, QUOTES AND MORE: Core messaging Faith-based core messaging 1-page leave-behind 3-page overview (and leave-behind) 10 Talking Points Notable quotes It’s Not Just COVID (HealthCare facilities need WASH!) News articles on WASH in HCF (2016 to 2021): Hundreds of articles and op-eds have been published in dozens of diverse media outlets, including: Washington Post, USA Today, TIME, The Guardian, The Hill Congressional Blog, FOX.com, DEVEX (also see their 2021 feature WASH WORKS), Global Health NOW, Council on Foreign Relations, Reuters; USAID, UNICEF and WHO blogs; engineering magazines, faith-based publications, and many more.   Video and Photo Resources: WHO/UNICEF’s YouTube channel features WASH in HCF video content Global Water 2020’s YouTube channel features WASH in HCF video content A professionally shot, compelling photo exhibit depicts the lack of WASH in HCF (physical & electronic). Available free of charge upon request. Contact: susankbarnett@gmail.com

Global Water 2020 sunsets on June 30 2021. Global Water 2020 have reviewed the progress made since the UN Secretary-General’s 2018 Call to Action and compiled their thoughts on what is on the horizon for WASH in HCF.  The organization hopes this serves you as you develop strategies and seek new opportunities to ensure sustainable WASH services in all healthcare facilities.

This document synthesizes the literature review from 2019, identifying gaps in research on WASH in HCF.

WASH FIT has been implemented in 198 health care facilities in Rohingya refugee settlements. This document provides an update of progress as of April 2021.

Faith-inspired actors have contributed tremendously to the progress on WASH in healthcare facilities. This report outlines activities and results from faith-based healthcare systems and networks, faith-based organizations, religious leaders, and faith-based philanthropies.

Our study aimed at assessing the determinants of hand hygiene and utilisation of bathing facilities in healthcare facilities (HCFs) in the greater Kampala metropolitan area, Uganda.

Study of 894 mothers' place of delivery, sociodemographic and economic factors and facility WASH status for the catchment area of two private hospitals in Uganda.

A cross-sectional study was conducted in 60 HCFs in Uganda. Availability of WASH services in the study HCFs was assessed using a validated WASH Conditions (WASHCon) tool comprising of structured interviews, HCF observations and microbial water quality analysis.

The study will provide critical findings on barriers and facilitators to hand hygiene practice among healthcare workers, and the impact of environmental cues and mhealth messages on healthcare workers’ hand hygiene practice.

Evaluation of the WASH status of seven COVID-19 treatment centres in Ghana using WASH FIT.