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World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

2nd edition WASH FIT is a risk-based, continuous improvement framework with a set of tools for undertaking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) improvements as part of wider quality improvements in health care facilities. It is aimed at small primary, and in some instances secondary, health care facilities in low and middle income countries. An app, for front line data collection is also available in the Android Google Play store or as a web ap

Tags: water safety, safe water, Sanitation, Hygiene promotion, Hygiene, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), infection control, guideline,

Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand

World Health Organization (WHO) (2022) C_WHO

Guidance has been updated on a number of chemicals: asbestos, bentazone, chromium, iodine, manganese, microcystins, nickel, silver, tetrachloroethene and trichloroethene. Guidance has also been added for chemicals not previously assessed in the Guidelines: anatoxin-a and analogues, cylindrospermopsins and saxitoxins. The new guidance on organotins has replaced the prior guidance focused on dialkyltins. With these updates, the guideline values for tetrachloroethene and trichloroethene have been revised while new guideline values for cylindrospermopsins, manganese, microcystins, and saxitoxins have been established . Updated information on cyanobacteria has been included, introducing an alert level framework for early-warning and to guide short-term management responses. Guidance has also been updated in the sections on adequacy of water supply, climate change, emergencies, food production and processing, and radiological aspects, particularly on managing radionuclides when exceeding WHO screening values and guidance levels

Tags: clean drinking water, water safety, water quality, water management, water access, drinking water, drinking-water systems, drinking water treatment, contamination, Guidelines, radiation exposure, chemical exposure, Microbial hazards, radiological event,

Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/rest/bitstream

Agua, saneamiento e higiene en establecimientos de atención de salud de siete países de América Latina

Organización Panamericana de la Salud et al. (2022) C_WHO

Este informe se basa en la aplicación de un protocolo diseñado conforme a las recomendaciones de la Organización Mundial de la Salud sobre los servicios de agua, saneamiento e higiene en establecimientos de salud, cuya metodología permite definir las características de dichos servicios y evaluarlos. Los resultados abarcan los muestreos realizados en los establecimientos de salud de los siguientes siete países: Bolivia (Estado Plurinacional de), Guatemala, Honduras, México, Panamá, Paraguay y Perú, con una muestra representativa y un valor de confianza de 95%

Tags: water quality, health care centre, hygiene, Latin America,

Source: https://iris.paho.org/bitstream/handle/1

Safety and quality of water used with fresh fruits and vegetables

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO; World Health Organization (WHO) (2021) C_WHO

During fresh fruit and vegetables (FFV) production, water is used for a variety of purposes. Even the water was conventionally treated and disinfected, it may still potentially contain human pathogens, albeit at low concentrations. A risk assessment, appropriate to the national or local production context, should be conducted to assess the potential risks associated with a specific water source or supply in order to devise the appropriate risk mitigation strategies. Since the 48th session of Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) noted the importance of water safety and quality in food production and processing, FAO and WHO has undertaken the work on this subject. This report describes the output of the third in a series of meetings, which examined appropriate and fit-for-purpose microbiological criteria for water used with fresh fruit and vegetables. The advice herein will support decision making when applying the concept of fit-for-purpose water for use in the pre- and post-harvest production of fresh fruit and vegetables

Tags: safety and quality of water, fruit and vegetables, microbiological risk assessment,

Source: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/

WASH Education and Training Resources

Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology CAWST (2020) CC

Over 3000 resources to use with your projects, training, and community education in different languages

Tags: WASH, poster, Video, education, Training, Sanitation, latrine, Hygiene, Hand Hygiene,

Source: https://resources.cawst.org/

Progress on drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene in schools

World Health Organization WHO; UNICEF; et al. (2020) C_WHO

Special Focus on COVID-19 The report provides updated estimates for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in schools including progress from 2015 to 2019. It highlights the rapid improvement needed to ensure students have access to handwashing facilities with soap and water during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to meet associated SDG targets by 2030

Tags: Schools, Hygiene promotion, WASH,

Source: https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/

Surveillance and outbreak management of water-related infectious diseases associated with water-supply systems

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Europe (2019) CC

Tags: Surveillance, outbreak, outbreak management, water-related, infectious diseases, drinking-water systems,

Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand

Access to Water in Refugee Situations

UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR, Technical Support Section (2019) C1

Survival, Health and Dignity for Refugees Accessed March 13, 2019

Tags: refugees, camp, WASH, brochure,

Source: http://www.un.org/arabic/waterforlifedec

Eau, assainissement et hygiène dans les établissements de santé : mesures pratiques pour parvenir à un accès universel à des soins de qualité

World Health Organization WHO; UNICEF (2019) C_WHO

Personne ne se rend dans un établissement de soins de santé pour tomber malade. On s’y rend pour aller mieux, pour accoucher, pour se faire vacciner. Cependant, des centaines de millions de gens sont confrontés à un risque accru d’infection quand ils se font soigner dans des établissements de santé où les services de première nécessité font défaut, y compris les services d’approvisionnement en eau, d’assainissement et d’hygiène (WASH) et les services de gestion des déchets médicaux. Non seulement l’absence de services WASH dans les établissements de santé compromet la sécurité sanitaire des patients et leur dignité, mais il peut éventuellement exacerber la propagation d’infections résistant aux antimicrobiens et compromettre les efforts faits en vue de l’amélioration de la santé maternelle et infantile

Tags: AMR, Résistance aux antimicrobiens, santé, hygiène,

Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand

Water, sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities: practical steps to achieve universal access to quality care

World Health Organization WHO; UNICEF (2019) C_WHO

Tags: AMR, Résistance aux antimicrobiens, santé, hygiène,

Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand

	Water and Sanitation for Health Facility Improvement Tool (WASH FIT): A practical guide for improving quality of care through water, sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO View PDF(1443) Download (444) Add to my MEDBOX 2nd edition WASH FIT is a risk-based, continuous improvement framework with a set of tools for undertaking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) improvements as part of wider quality improvements in health care facilities. It is aimed at small primary, and in some instances secondary, health care facilities in low and middle income countries. An app, for front line data collection is also available in the Android Google Play store or as a web ap Tags: water safety, safe water, Sanitation, Hygiene promotion, Hygiene, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), infection control, guideline, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand
	Guidelines for drinking-water quality: Fourth edition incorporating the first and second addenda World Health Organization (WHO) (2022) C_WHO View PDF(855) Download (458) Add to my MEDBOX Guidance has been updated on a number of chemicals: asbestos, bentazone, chromium, iodine, manganese, microcystins, nickel, silver, tetrachloroethene and trichloroethene. Guidance has also been added for chemicals not previously assessed in the Guidelines: anatoxin-a and analogues, cylindrospermopsins and saxitoxins. The new guidance on organotins has replaced the prior guidance focused on dialkyltins. With these updates, the guideline values for tetrachloroethene and trichloroethene have been revised while new guideline values for cylindrospermopsins, manganese, microcystins, and saxitoxins have been established . Updated information on cyanobacteria has been included, introducing an alert level framework for early-warning and to guide short-term management responses. Guidance has also been updated in the sections on adequacy of water supply, climate change, emergencies, food production and processing, and radiological aspects, particularly on managing radionuclides when exceeding WHO screening values and guidance levels Tags: clean drinking water, water safety, water quality, water management, water access, drinking water, drinking-water systems, drinking water treatment, contamination, Guidelines, radiation exposure, chemical exposure, Microbial hazards, radiological event, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/rest/bitstream
	Agua, saneamiento e higiene en establecimientos de atención de salud de siete países de América Latina Organización Panamericana de la Salud et al. (2022) C_WHO View PDF(4) Download (3) Add to my MEDBOX Este informe se basa en la aplicación de un protocolo diseñado conforme a las recomendaciones de la Organización Mundial de la Salud sobre los servicios de agua, saneamiento e higiene en establecimientos de salud, cuya metodología permite definir las características de dichos servicios y evaluarlos. Los resultados abarcan los muestreos realizados en los establecimientos de salud de los siguientes siete países: Bolivia (Estado Plurinacional de), Guatemala, Honduras, México, Panamá, Paraguay y Perú, con una muestra representativa y un valor de confianza de 95% Tags: water quality, health care centre, hygiene, Latin America, Source: https://iris.paho.org/bitstream/handle/1
	Safety and quality of water used with fresh fruits and vegetables Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO; World Health Organization (WHO) (2021) C_WHO View PDF(10) Download (11) Add to my MEDBOX During fresh fruit and vegetables (FFV) production, water is used for a variety of purposes. Even the water was conventionally treated and disinfected, it may still potentially contain human pathogens, albeit at low concentrations. A risk assessment, appropriate to the national or local production context, should be conducted to assess the potential risks associated with a specific water source or supply in order to devise the appropriate risk mitigation strategies. Since the 48th session of Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (CCFH) noted the importance of water safety and quality in food production and processing, FAO and WHO has undertaken the work on this subject. This report describes the output of the third in a series of meetings, which examined appropriate and fit-for-purpose microbiological criteria for water used with fresh fruit and vegetables. The advice herein will support decision making when applying the concept of fit-for-purpose water for use in the pre- and post-harvest production of fresh fruit and vegetables Tags: safety and quality of water, fruit and vegetables, microbiological risk assessment, Source: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/
	WASH Education and Training Resources Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology CAWST (2020) CC Open external link (694) Add to my MEDBOX Over 3000 resources to use with your projects, training, and community education in different languages Tags: WASH, poster, Video, education, Training, Sanitation, latrine, Hygiene, Hand Hygiene, Source: https://resources.cawst.org/
	Progress on drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene in schools World Health Organization WHO; UNICEF; et al. (2020) C_WHO View PDF(85) Download (106) Add to my MEDBOX Special Focus on COVID-19 The report provides updated estimates for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in schools including progress from 2015 to 2019. It highlights the rapid improvement needed to ensure students have access to handwashing facilities with soap and water during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to meet associated SDG targets by 2030 Tags: Schools, Hygiene promotion, WASH, Source: https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/
	Surveillance and outbreak management of water-related infectious diseases associated with water-supply systems World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office of Europe (2019) CC View PDF(6) Download (19) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: Surveillance, outbreak, outbreak management, water-related, infectious diseases, drinking-water systems, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand
	Access to Water in Refugee Situations UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR, Technical Support Section (2019) C1 View PDF(275) Download (238) Add to my MEDBOX Survival, Health and Dignity for Refugees Accessed March 13, 2019 Tags: refugees, camp, WASH, brochure, Source: http://www.un.org/arabic/waterforlifedec
	Eau, assainissement et hygiène dans les établissements de santé : mesures pratiques pour parvenir à un accès universel à des soins de qualité World Health Organization WHO; UNICEF (2019) C_WHO View PDF(64) Download (65) Add to my MEDBOX Personne ne se rend dans un établissement de soins de santé pour tomber malade. On s’y rend pour aller mieux, pour accoucher, pour se faire vacciner. Cependant, des centaines de millions de gens sont confrontés à un risque accru d’infection quand ils se font soigner dans des établissements de santé où les services de première nécessité font défaut, y compris les services d’approvisionnement en eau, d’assainissement et d’hygiène (WASH) et les services de gestion des déchets médicaux. Non seulement l’absence de services WASH dans les établissements de santé compromet la sécurité sanitaire des patients et leur dignité, mais il peut éventuellement exacerber la propagation d’infections résistant aux antimicrobiens et compromettre les efforts faits en vue de l’amélioration de la santé maternelle et infantile Tags: AMR, Résistance aux antimicrobiens, santé, hygiène, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand
	Water, sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities: practical steps to achieve universal access to quality care World Health Organization WHO; UNICEF (2019) C_WHO View PDF(53) Download (57) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: AMR, Résistance aux antimicrobiens, santé, hygiène, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand

Water and Sanitation for Health Facility Improvement Tool (WASH FIT): A practical guide for improving quality of care through water, sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities (2022)

Guidelines for drinking-water quality: Fourth edition incorporating the first and second addenda (2022)

WASH Guidelines for field practitioners Part 1: Water (2017)

Directives de qualité pour l'eau de boisson: 4e éd. intégrant le premier additif (2017)

SODIS manual Guidance on solar water disinfection (2016)

Water and Sanitation for Health Facility Improvement Tool (WASH FIT): A practical guide for improving quality of care through water, sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities (2022)

Guidelines for drinking-water quality: Fourth edition incorporating the first and second addenda (2022)

Agua, saneamiento e higiene en establecimientos de atención de salud de siete países de América Latina (2022)

Safety and quality of water used with fresh fruits and vegetables (2021)

WASH Education and Training Resources (2020)

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Water and Sanitation for Health Facility Improvement Tool (WASH FIT): A practical guide for improving quality of care through water, sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities (2022)

Guidelines for drinking-water quality: Fourth edition incorporating the first and second addenda (2022)

WASH Guidelines for field practitioners Part 1: Water (2017)

Directives de qualité pour l'eau de boisson: 4e éd. intégrant le premier additif (2017)

SODIS manual Guidance on solar water disinfection (2016)

Water and Sanitation for Health Facility Improvement Tool (WASH FIT): A practical guide for improving quality of care through water, sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities (2022)

Guidelines for drinking-water quality: Fourth edition incorporating the first and second addenda (2022)

Agua, saneamiento e higiene en establecimientos de atención de salud de siete países de América Latina (2022)

Safety and quality of water used with fresh fruits and vegetables (2021)

WASH Education and Training Resources (2020)