The following document details specific, innovative WASH programmes related to COVID-19 in UNHCR field operations in Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Iraq, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, and Zimbabwe.
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WASH Emerging Practices and COVID-19 (UNHCR, 2020)
How to Make a Mild Chlorine Solution 0.05% (CDC, 2018)
This simple poster describes how to make a simple mild chlorine solution of 0.05% for handwashing in healthcare facilities and public locations.
- Tags: Communicable Disease Control and Ebola. Organisations: CDC. Categories: WASH Emergency Guidelines.
WASH Webinar #2 on COVID-19 (UNHCR, 2020)
This second webinar for UNHCR Global WASH staff and partners summarizes UNHCR operational messages on WASH preparedness and response to COVID-19.
Technical WASH Guidance for COVID-19 Preparedness and Response (UNHCR, 2020)
The following is a breakdown of key WASH guidance for COVID-19 preparedness and response to support regional and country operations in planning and resource mobilization. These are based on WHO technical guidelines and UNHCR guidance for operations and where relevant operation or site level outbreak preparedness and response plans.
WASH and Energy Checklist for Health Facilities (UNHCR, 2020)
A WASH and Energy Checklist for rapid assessments of Health Facilities in refugee contexts.
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.
- Tags: Disease Vector Control and Disease Vector Control.
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: Drainage, Drainage, Drainage, Excreta Management, Excreta Management, Excreta Management, Excreta Management, Medical Waste Management, Medical Waste Management, Medical Waste Management, Solid Waste Management, Solid Waste Management, Solid Waste Management, WASH in Health Care Facilities, WASH in Health Care Facilities, WASH in Health Care Facilities, Water Supply, Water Supply, Water Supply, and Water Supply. Categories: WASH Indicators and Standards, WASH Indicators and Standards, WASH Policy Guidelines, and WASH Policy Guidelines.
Global WASH Cluster Webinar on WASH for Preventing COVID-19
PowerPoint PPT presentation from the webinar held on 11 Mar 2020 with WASH Cluster Members providing brief overview of the COVID-19 WASH situation, WASH response, technical resources, and WASH partner updates.
- Organisations: Global WASH Cluster. Categories: WASH Guidelines, WASH Guidelines, and WASH Guidelines.
Handwashing with Soap for Coronavirus Prevention (WASH’EM 2020)
This resource reminds us the simple act of handwashing with soap remains the best defense against coronavirus, other outbreak pathogens and common global killers such as diarrhoeal diseases and respiratory infections. In this guide we give you practical tips for how to encourage community-level handwashing behaviour with the aim of controlling and preventing the spread of the coronavirus.
- Tags: Public Health, Public Health, Public Health, Public Health, Public Health, Public Health, Public Health, and Public Health. Organisations: ACF, CAWST, LSHTM, and USAID.
Scaling up COVID-19 Outbreak Readiness and Response in Camps and Camp Based Settings
This Interim Guidance addresses specific needs and considerations required in humanitarian situations, including camps and camp-like settings and the surrounding host communities, in scaling-up readiness and response operations for the COVID-19 outbreak through effective multi-sectoral partnership. The Guidance is developed in alignment with the WHO COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan.
- Tags: Coronavirus, Coronavirus, Coronavirus, Coronavirus, Coronavirus, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19, COVID-19, COVID-19, COVID-19, COVID-19, COVID-19, Cross Cutting, Cross Cutting, Cross Cutting, Cross Cutting, and Cross Cutting. Languages: English, English, English, English, English, English, English, English, English, and English. Organisations: IASC, IFRC, UNHCR, UNHCR, UNHCR, UNHCR, UNHCR, WHO, WHO, and WHO. Categories: 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.