Published: April 24, 2020
This worksheet developed by Food for the Hungry and Engineers Without Borders USA serves as a rapid assessment of healthcare facilities to determine capacity to respond to a surge in COVID-19 cases. The tool covers four broad areas considered critical to COVID-19 response, including: Health, […]
TAGS: Monitoring & EvaluationHygiene in Health FacilitiesCoronavirus
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 16, 2020
This webinar is part of a mini WASH in healthcare facilities training series. The webinar was conduced by WHO and UNICEF in April 2020. View the webinar slides here.
TAGS: Event RecordingPresentationTrainings & Toolkits Hygiene in Health Facilities
Published: April 16, 2020
This Frequently Asked Questions document is based on a December 2019 webinar on the local production of alcohol-based hand rub in Uganda for healthcare workers by Infectious Disease Institute at Makerere University and the US CDC.
TAGS: PresentationTrainings & Toolkits Advocacy & PolicyHygiene in Health Facilities English
Published: April 3, 2020
Citation: Anderson et al. 2020. Budgeting for environmental health services in healthcare facilities: a ten step model for planning and costing. Int. J of Environmental Research & Public Health. Abstract: Environmental health services (EHS) in healthcare facilities (HCFs) are critical for safe care provision, yet their availability […]
Published: March 23, 2020
This advocacy pack was developed by Global Water 2020. It includes five documents with key messages and talking points to support WASH in HCF advocacy, including WASH and COVID-19.
TAGS: Advocacy Materials Hygiene in Health FacilitiesCoronavirus Advocates
Published: March 5, 2020
Citation: Gon, G., Virgo S., de Barra M., Ali S.M., Campbell O.M., Graham W.J., Nash S., Woodd S.L., de Bruin M. (2020). Behavioural Determinants of Hand Washing and Glove Recontamination before Aseptic Procedures at Birth: A Time-and-Motion Study and Survey in Zanzibar Labour Wards. Int. J. […]
TAGS: Research Maternal Newborn & Child HealthHygiene in Health Facilities 2020
Published: March 5, 2020
This Technical Brief supplements existing IPC documents by referring to and summarizing WHO guidance on water, sanitation and health care waste which is relevant for viruses, including coronaviruses. WHO has also published a number of technical guidance documents on specific topics, including infection prevention and […]
TAGS: Briefing PaperAdvocacy Materials Advocacy & PolicyHygiene in Health FacilitiesCoronavirus General PublicImplementersAdvocates
Published: August 21, 2019
Maria Greskowiak, BSN, RN, CHPN has been a nurse for over 20 years, and is currently an Infection Preventionist and the Manager of Education for Gulfside Healthcare Services in Tampa, Florida. Through her roles, she works to highlight the importance of hand hygiene throughout the […]
TAGS: Case Study Hygiene in Health FacilitiesRx Hand Hygiene English 2019
Published: June 10, 2019
Anne-Mette Iversen is a clinical nursing specialist at Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark. She graduated with a master’s degree in humanities and health studies at Aarhus University. For the past four years, she has emphasized the importance of hand hygiene in the Oncology Department at […]
TAGS: Case Study Hygiene in Health FacilitiesRx Hand Hygiene 2019
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