Published: April 22, 2020
By: Julia Rosenbaum, FHI 360 This article was originally posted on FHI 360’s R&E Search for Evidence Blog. Caught off-guard by the rapid novel coronavirus (COVID-19) transmission, governments and implementing partners are scrambling to develop prevention responses. To be effective, prevention communication must effectively spur […]
Published: April 21, 2020
This brief developed by Global Water 2020 describes water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) actions that low-resource healthcare facilities can undertake to prepare for and address COVID-19.
TAGS: Briefing Paper Hygiene in Health FacilitiesCoronavirus
Published: April 20, 2020
These messages developed by Sanitation and Water for all can be used when advocating for WASH in response to COVID-19. These messages are available in English, Spanish, and French here.
TAGS: Advocacy Materials Advocacy & PolicyCoronavirus FrenchEnglishSpanish
Published: April 15, 2020
The COVID-19 Hygiene Hub is a free service that helps actors in low- and middle-income countries share, design, and adapt evidence-based hygiene interventions to combat coronavirus. Visit the Hygiene Hub here.
Published: April 14, 2020
Given the scale of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to accelerate local action. Forming national and subnational Handwashing Partnerships could fill a coordination gap for this focus on handwashing and ensure swift action. This brief provides practical steps to facilitate local-level partnerships with the […]
Published: April 7, 2020
In this video blog, Astrid Hasund Thorseth discusses managing regular handwashing in settings where piped water and handwashing facilities are less common.
TAGS: Trainings & ToolkitsPresentation CoronavirusHandwashing Promotion
Published: April 7, 2020
In this video blog, Astrid Hasund Thorseth of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Wash’Em discusses soap and its alternatives for handwashing.
TAGS: PresentationTrainings & Toolkits Handwashing PromotionCoronavirus
Published: April 7, 2020
The Sanitation and Water for All partnership recently hosted the webinar “COVID-19 and WASH, featuring UNICEF, WHO and Governments.” The webinar features: A presentation from WHO and UNICEF on WASH Preparedness and Response for COVID-19 Interventions from senior Government officials in Cambodia, Guinea (TBC), and […]
TAGS: Event RecordingPresentation Coronavirus FrenchEnglishSpanish
Published: April 7, 2020
The WASH in Schools Network (UNICEF, GIZ, Save the Children, WATERAID; Emory, LSHTM, among others) has compiled this knowledge map with links to relevant materials about COVID-19 for learners, their families and the education system. The map is intended for the time when schools are […]
Published: April 6, 2020
This technical brief from UNHCR provides suggested activities for COVID-19 response among refugee settings.
TAGS: Briefing PaperTrainings & Toolkits Hygiene in EmergenciesCoronavirus
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