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Gender in Water and Sanitation

The Water and Sanitation Program (2010)

Mainstreaming Gender in Water and Sanitation

Situation Analysis for the Uganda Sanitation Fund Programme in 15 Districts

WE Consult; Ministry of Health, Republic of Uganda (2014) C1

Planning framework for a national policy and programme for making health facilities safe in emergencies

World Health Organization (2009)

Security Survey for Health Facilities
recommended

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (2017) C1

The purpose of the survey is to identify the level of preparedness required by a health-care facility to be able to continue operating during, or following a conflict-related security event.
The survey method provides a measure of the security and preparedness of a given health facility in it ... more

Integration of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene for the Prevention and Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases: A Rationale for Inter-Sectoral Collaboration

Freeman, M.C.; Ogden, S.; Jacobson, J. et al PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2013) C2

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002439 South Sudan has a high burden – among the highest in sub-Saharan Africa – of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). This adversely affects the health and social and economic well-being of people in the country. The prevention, control and eventual elim ... more

Checklist for terminal cleaning and decontamination of Ebola care facilities
recommended

World Health Organization WHO (2015) C_WHO

A terminal cleaning and decontamination checklist for Ebola care facilities should include thorough cleaning and disinfection of all surfaces, removal and proper disposal of contaminated items, and disinfection of the entire area, including hard-to- ... more

Guidance on Critical Facilities

Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, Tsunami Global Lessons Learned Project (2015)

Disaster Recovery Toolkit

National Guidelines for Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare Facilities

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Government of India; National Centre for Disease Control (2020) C2

Infection Prevention and Control Programmes January 2020

COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT ON WATER, HYGIENE AND SANITATION IN RESPONSE TO CHOLERA OUTBREAK IN RUSIZI AND NYAMASHEKE DISTRICTS, RWANDA 2015

Nyamusore, J Epidemic Surveillance Response (Rwanda) (2015) C2

Summary of findings

Quality of Care in Family Planning Services at Health Facilities in Senegal - Analysis Brief from The DHS Program

The DHS Program (2015) C2

Reducing Antimicrobial Discharges from Food Systems, Manufacturing Facilities and Human Health Systems into the Environment

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

Call to action by the Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance on reducing antimicrobial discharges from food systems, manufacturing facilities and human health systems into the environment.

Quality of Care in Family Planning Services at Health Facilities in Senegal

Assaf, Shireen, Wenjuan Wang, and Lindsay Mallick ICF International (2015) C2

DHS Analytical Studies No. 55.

Infection prevention and control and water, sanitation and hygiene measures for home care and isolation for mpox in resource-limited settings: interim operational guide

World Health Organization WHO (2025) C_WHO

This interim operational guide outlines infection prevention, control, and water, sanitation, and hygiene measures for home care and isolation of mpox in resource-limited settings. It focuses on practical strategies to manage and prevent the spread ... more

Improving nutrition outcomes with better water, sanitation, &hygiene: Practical solutions for policy and programmes

Renuka Bery, Sophie Boisson, Lizette Burgers et al. WHO, USAID, UNICEF (2015) C_WHO

This document provides an overview of the evidence of nutrition gains that can be achieved with improved WASH, a description of key WASH practices, and practical knowledge and guidance on how to integrate WASH into nutrition programmes, including important monitoring and evaluation (M&E) aspects. Th ... more

Integrating Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, GESI and WASH - A Reference Guide

World Vision (2023) CC

World Vision’s Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) approach actively strives to examine, question, and change harmful social norms and power imbalances as a means of reaching gender equality and social inclusion objectives in a programme area. This reference guide is designed to help WASH ... more

Ebola Virus Disease (EVD): Key questions and answers concerning water, sanitation and hygiene

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

Updated September 2021. Provision of water and sanitation and good hygiene practices play an essential role in protecting human health during all disease outbreaks, including during Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreaks. This question and answer do ... more

Improving health and learning through better water, sanitation and hygiene in schools

World Health Organization WHO, Regional Office for Europe; UNICEF; UNESCO (2019) C_WHO

An information package for school staff

Best Practices in Water and Sanitation

Dennis Warner, and Christopher Seremet USAID, CRS (2008)

Water Under Fire: Attacks on water and sanitation services in armed conflict and the impacts on children

Unicef (2021) C_UNICEF

In many conflicts around the world, more children die from diseases linked to unsafe water than from direct violence. UNICEF is releasing Water Under Fire volume 3, a report that highlights the issues children face in accessing water in times of war. The report demonstrates the humanitarian impact o ... more