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21 February 2025
Safe management of pharmaceutical waste from health care facilities: global best practices
This document provides a summary of existing, relevant recommendations for the safe management of pharmaceutical waste and uses case studies to illustrate...
7 November 2023
Country case study: Lao National WASH Survey 2021
This report describes the results of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LAO PDR) National WASH Survey 2021. The survey examined water, sanitation and...
25 April 2022
WASH FIT: A practical guide for improving quality of care through water, sanitation and hygiene in health...
WASH FIT is a risk-based, quality improvement tool for health care facilities, covering key aspects of WASH services: water; sanitation; hand hygiene;...
8 December 2019
WASH in health care facilities: Practical steps to achieve universal access to quality care
In 2018, the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General issued a Global Call to Action to elevate the importance of and prioritize action on WASH in all health...
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