Water Sanitation and Health
Our vision and mission are the attainment by all peoples of the lowest possible burden of water and sanitation-related disease through primary prevention.
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13 June 2023
Water, sanitation, hygiene, waste and electricity services in health care facilities: progress on the...
WASH in health care facilities is essential for quality care – on this there is universal consensus. Many countries are taking action, but more collaborative,...
22 May 2023
Addressing climate change: supplement to the WHO water, sanitation and hygiene strategy 2018-2025
Addressing climate change: Supplement to the WHO water, sanitation and hygiene strategy 2018–2025 accentuates the need for countries to integrate...
The HHAFT tracks the process that a government has undergone to develop and implement a plan of action for hand hygiene improvement and assesses the quality...
30 March 2023
Progress on WASH in health care facilities 2000-2021: Special focus on WASH and infection prevention...
In March 2018, the Secretary-General of the United Nations launched a global call to action for WASH in all health care facilities, noting that health...
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WASH annual report
31 August 2022
WHO Global water, sanitation and hygiene: Annual report 2021
This report summarizes the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global work
on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) during 2021. It describes how
the...
14 March 2019
WHO water, sanitation and hygiene strategy 2018-2025
This strategy sets out the direction and role of WHO within the context of the SDGs and WHO’s 13th Programme of Work.
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WHO staff are on their way to visit fishermen in South Tarawa, Kiribati. People in Kiribati are experiencing extensive coastal erosion, not just of the beaches, but also of the land.
WHO staff are on their way to visit fishermen in South Tarawa, Kiribati. People in Kiribati are experiencing extensive coastal erosion, not just of the beaches, but also of the land.
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WASH reflections series
Safo Kalandarov
A lake in Tadjikistan
A lake in Tadjikistan
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Solving today’s WASH and health challenges, which often appear intractable, will require honest reflection and constant learning. This series presents commentaries and insights from WASH experts, whether WHO staff, consultants or experts on key WASH themes.
- Sanitation and health: Where to from here?
- Implications of recent WASH and nutrition studies for WASH policy and practice
- Water safety planning: What have we learned so far?
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