A WASH and Energy Checklist for rapid assessments of Health Facilities in refugee contexts.
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WASH and Energy Checklist for Health Facilities (UNHCR, 2020)
WASH in Health Care Facilities in Emergencies (WHO, 2011)
This document contains recommendations for setting minimum Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) standards in health-care facilities in emergencies in order to provide an adequate and safe level of health-care in addition to minimizing the risk of health-care facility related infection for patients, staff and carers.
Essential Environmental Health Standards in Health Care (WHO, 2008)
This document provides guidance on essential environmental health standards required for health care in medium- and low-resource countries and support the development and implementation of national policies. These guidelines have been written for use by health managers and planners, architects, urban planners, water and sanitation staff, clinical and nursing staff, carers and other health-care providers, and health promoters.
- Tags: WASH in Health Care Facilities, WASH in Health Care Facilities, and WASH in Health Care Facilities. Organisations: WHO and WHO.
F-503/2015a UNHCR Landfill Waste Register (UNHCR, 2015)
UNHCR field staff and their partners should use this waste register form to keep a record of the types and quantities of waste being disposed at each landfill facility. Ideally waste management short, medium and long term strategies for different waste streams should be re-evaluated and re-organised based on the data collected from this tool.
Sphere Minimum Standards and Indicators for Humanitarian Response (SPHERE PROJECT, 2011)
The Sphere Handbook is one of the most widely known and internationally recognized sets of common principles and universal minimum standards for the delivery of quality humanitarian response.
- Tags: Capacity Building, Communal Toilets, Disability, Gender, Gender Based Violence, Grey Water Disposal, Household Water Treatment, Human Right to Water / Sanitation, Laundering Facilities, Menstruation Hygiene Management, Piped Water Networks, Protection, Public Health, Public Health, Public Health, Public Health, and Water Safety Plans. Organisations: SPHERE.
UNHCR Refugee WASH Indicators and Targets (UNHCR, 2020)
A summary of UNHCR water, excreta management, solid waste management, disease vector control and hygiene promotion standards and indicators for emergency and post emergency refugee settings including means of verification.
- Tags: Bathing Facilities, Bathing Facilities, Disease Vector Control, Disease Vector Control, Disease Vector Control, Disease Vector Control, Drainage, Drainage, Drainage, Drainage, Drainage, Handwashing with Soap, Handwashing with Soap, Handwashing with Soap, Hygiene Promotion, Hygiene Promotion, Hygiene Promotion, Hygiene Promotion, Hygiene Promotion, Water Quality Testing and Surveillance, and Water Quality Testing and Surveillance. Categories: WASH Indicators and Standards, WASH Indicators and Standards, and WASH Indicators and Standards.
F-502/2015a UNHCR Solid Waste Management Action Plan Template (UNHCR, 2105)
Where required, UNHCR and WASH actors may use this template to develop a solid waste management action plan that describes a list of prioritised solid waste management activities in addition to WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN and HOW they will be carried out.
F-501/2015a UNHCR Landfill Sanitary Survey Form (UNHCR, 2015)
This form can be used to assess the refugee landfill site for public health and environmental sanitary risk factors.
F-500/2015a UNHCR Solid Waste Composition Assessment Template (UNHCR, 2015)
UNHCR field staff and their partners should conduct a waste composition assessment to assess the types of waste being produced and their and rates of production. Ideally the assessment should be carried out within the first three months of a displacement emergency and then at least once a year. Waste management short, medium and long term strategies for each waste stream should be revaluated and reorganised according to the findings of this assessment.
- Tags: Landfill Management, Landfill Management, Landfill Management, Landfill Management, Medical Waste Management, Medical Waste Management, Medical Waste Management, Medical Waste Management, WASH Assessments, WASH Assessments, WASH Assessments, WASH Assessments, WASH Assessments, WASH Monitoring, WASH Monitoring, WASH Monitoring, WASH Monitoring, WASH Monitoring, Waste Recycling , Reuse and Reduction, Waste Recycling , Reuse and Reduction, and Waste Recycling , Reuse and Reduction. Categories: WASH Blank Forms, WASH Blank Forms, WASH Blank Forms, and WASH Blank Forms.
UNHCR WASH Guidelines on Camps Closure (UNHCR, 2015)
This brief is intended to highlight key WASH elements for camps closure. It focuses on specific actions, including the highlights of public health risks associated with health, water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) when dealing with decommissioning of WASH infrastructures. The overall closure implementation actions and modus operandi should be context specific and properly planned in coordination with key stakeholders.
- Tags: Camp Closure, Cross Cutting, Cross Cutting, Cross Cutting, Cross Cutting, Environment, Environment, Environment, Excreta Management, Excreta Management, Excreta Management, Excreta Management, Excreta Management, Excreta Management, WASH Coordination, WASH Coordination, WASH Programme Health and Safety, WASH Programme Management, WASH Programme Management, WASH Strategy Development, WASH Strategy Development, Water Supply, Water Supply, Water Supply, Water Supply, Water Supply, and Water Supply. Languages: English, English, English, English, English, English, English, English, English, and English. Organisations: UNHCR, UNHCR, UNHCR, UNHCR, UNHCR, UNHCR, and UNHCR. Categories: WASH Guidelines, WASH Guidelines, WASH Operational Guidelines, WASH Policy Guidelines, WASH Policy Guidelines, WASH Policy Guidelines, WASH Reference Documents, WASH Reference Documents, WASH Reference Documents, WASH Reference Documents, WASH Reference Documents, WASH Reference Documents, WASH Reference Documents, WASH Reference Documents, and WASH Reference Documents.
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