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Water, sanitation, hygiene, and waste management for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19
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Updated Interim guidance 29 July 2020
The provision of safe water, sanitation and waste management and hygienic conditions is essential for preventing and for protecting human health during all infectious disease outbreaks, including of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Ensuring evidenced-based ...
Poster - This printable poster can be used to help raise awareness of key times for handwashing with soap to prevent the spread of COVID-19. It is designed for all audiences and can be downloaded for free through GHP’s resource hub. This poster is available in English, French, and Spanish.
Affiche - Cette affiche imprimable peut être utilisée pour sensibiliser les gens aux moments clés du lavage des mains au savon afin de prévenir la propagation de COVID-19. Elle est conçue pour tous les publics et peut être téléchargée gratuitement par le biais du centre de ressources de GHP...
Póster - Este póster imprimible puede utilizarse para ayudar a concienciar sobre los momentos clave para lavarse las manos con jabón para evitar la propagación de COVID-19. Está diseñado para todos los públicos y puede descargarse gratuitamente a través del centro de recursos de GHP. Este p...
This compendium developed by UNICEF provides details of different handwashing station designs and estimated cost.
Der Artikel "Händedesinfektion unter den Bedingungen der SARS-CoV-2-Pandemie" war am 4.5.2020 online vorab erschienen und ist nun in der regulären Ausgabe des Epidemiologischen Bulletins 19/2020 zu finden.
Current evidence indicates that the COVID-19 virus is transmitted through respiratory droplets or contact. Contact transmission occurs when contaminated hands touch the mucosa of the mouth, nose, or eyes; the virus can also be transferred from one surface to another by contaminated hands, which fac...
This page describes ten immediate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) actions that low-resource healthcare facilities can undertake with limited budget in the near-term (0-3 months) to prepare for and address COVID-19. On the second page, WHO and UNICEF have provided input on how to best adapt thei...
Infographic illustrating how to wash your hands correctly when there is limited access to soap and clean water.
Infografía ilustrando cómo lavarse las manos adecuadamente cuando hay acceso limitado a agua limpia y jabón.
The concentration of sodium hypochlorite available in the country must be used to prepare the disinfecting solution according to the intended use, following the indications presented in this document.
-1-توصیاتللدول الأعضاء بشأن تحسین ممارسات نظافة الأیدي للمساعدة علىمنع انتقال فیروس كوفید-19
La higiene de manos es la más eficaz de todas las medidas para reducir la propagación de infecciones mediante estrategias multimodales que incluyen el acceso a los suministros correspondientes. Por tanto, las presentes orientaciones son pertinentes para todos los p...
L’ hygiène des mains est la mesure la plus efficace pour réduire la propagation des infections dans le cadre de stratégies multimodales, y compris l’accès à des fournitures appropriées. Les présentes orientations concernent donc tous les pays ...
Best practice for hand hygiene requires the availability of clean water, soap, and single use disposable towels or alcohol based hand sanitiser with a concentration of 70%. Availability of these resources is not always assured. When resources for hand hygiene are not available other materials need t...
Recommendations to Member States to improve hand hygiene practices to help prevent the transmission of the COVID-19 virus: interim guidance.
WHO recommends member states provide universal access to public hand hygiene stations and making their use obligatory on entering and leaving any public or ...
