Promoting WASH In Health Care Facilities

Access to safe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) is one of the most important development issues worldwide. However, despite significant investments, lack of effective WASH services in health care facilities and communities remains a persistent challenge which has profound impacts on public health, livelihoods, education, and socio-economic development. In many developing countries, provision of the WASH in health care facilities is one of the key strategic interventions in strengthening health systems for quality health care. According to World Health Organisation (WHO), WASH in health care facilities largely refers to the provision of water, sanitation, health care waste management, hygiene and environmental cleaning infrastructure, and services across all parts of a health facility.