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.
- Categories: WASH Guidelines.
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. Categories: WASH Policy Guidelines and WASH Policy Guidelines.
D-702/2016a WASH Block – 20ft Container Conversion (Sinks Only) Design and BoQ (UNHCR, 2016)
This document contains materials to help UNHCR and WASH actors convert 20ft shipping containers into WASH Blocks (14 sinks) with drainage.
F-402/2016a Drain Field Sizing Spreadsheet (UNHCR, 2016)
This sizing calculation tool has been designed to assist UNHCR and WASH actors correctly size drain fields for septic tanks in displaced settings taking into account numbers of users, soil type, and wastewater and sewage flows.
- Tags: Drain Fields.
F-401/2016a Septic Tank Sizing Spreadsheet (UNHCR, 2016)
This sizing calculation tool has been designed to assist UNHCR and WASH actors correctly size septic tanks in displaced settings taking into account numbers of users, wastewater and sewage flows, sludge and scum accumulation rates, desludging periods, liquid retention times, and average annual ambient temperatures.
- Tags: Septic Tanks and Septic Tanks. Categories: WASH Blank Forms, WASH Blank Forms, WASH Design Guidelines, and WASH Design Guidelines.
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, Environment, and Gender Based Violence. Organisations: SPHERE.
D-403/2015a Household Toilet and Bathing Unit (Domed Slab, Alternating Pit, Raised Pit) Design and BoQ (UNHCR, 2015)
This document contains documentation to help UNHCR and WASH actors build household toilet and bathing units (domed slab) in refugee settings. The package includes: Technical Drawings; Step by Step Construction Drawings; Bills of Quantity; Material and Workmanship Specifications; and Design Calculations.
- Categories: WASH Technical Designs, WASH Technical Designs, and WASH Technical Designs.
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: WASH Strategy Development. Categories: WASH Indicators and Standards, WASH Indicators and Standards, and WASH Indicators and Standards.
UNHCR WASH Manual – Preliminary Version (UNHCR, 2015)
The UNHCR WASH Manual is a comprehensive and authoritative reference document for WASH interventions in refugee settings, built upon the experience of UNHCR and WASH organisations.
- Tags: Bathing Facilities, Bathing Facilities, Bathing Facilities, Bathing Facilities, Bloody Diarrhoea, Boreholes, Bulk Water Treatment, Child Friendly Facilities, Communal Toilets, Communal Toilets, Communal Toilets, Communicable Disease Control, Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS), Cross Cutting, Cross Cutting, Cross Cutting, Cross Cutting, Desludging and Excreta Transportation, Disability, Disability, Disease Vector Control, Disease Vector Control, Disease Vector Control, Disease Vector Control, Disease Vector Control, Drilling, Excreta / Urine ReUse, Excreta Composting, Excreta Management, Excreta Management, Excreta Management, Excreta Management, Excreta Management, Excreta Management, Excreta Management, Excreta Management, Excreta Management, Excreta Treatment, Excreta Treatment, Gender, Gender, Hand Dug Wells, Handpumps, Handwashing with Soap, Handwashing with Soap, Handwashing with Soap, Handwashing with Soap, Handwashing with Soap, Household Toilets, Household Toilets, Household Water Treatment, Household Water Treatment, Human Right to Water / Sanitation, Human Right to Water / Sanitation, Hygiene Behaviour Change, Hygiene Promotion, Hygiene Promotion, Hygiene Promotion, Hygiene Promotion, Hygiene Promotion, Hygiene Promotion, Hygiene Promotion, Landfill Management, Laundering Facilities, Laundering Facilities, Laundering Facilities, Malaria, Medical Waste Management, Medical Waste Management, Medical Waste Management, Medical Waste Management, Menstruation Hygiene Management, Menstruation Hygiene Management, Piped Water Networks, Piped Water Networks, Protection, Protection, Public Health, Public Health, Public Health, Public Health, Public Health, Rainwater Harvesting, Sewerage and Excreta Conveyance, Solid Waste Management, Solid Waste Management, Solid Waste Management, Solid Waste Management, Solid Waste Management, Solid Waste Management, Spring Protection, WASH Assessments, WASH Assessments, WASH Assessments, WASH Coordination, WASH Coordination, WASH Monitoring, WASH Monitoring, WASH Monitoring, WASH Programme Health and Safety, WASH Programme Management, WASH Programme Management, Waste Recycling , Reuse and Reduction, Water Prospection and Investigation, Water Pumping, Water Quality Testing and Surveillance, Water Quality Testing and Surveillance, Water Quality Testing and Surveillance, Water Safety Plans, Water Safety Plans, Water Storage, Water Supply, Water Supply, Water Supply, Water Supply, Water Supply, Water Supply, Water Supply, Water Tankering, and Watery Diarrhoea. Languages: English, English, English, English, English, English, English, English, English, and English. Organisations: UNHCR, UNHCR, UNHCR, UNHCR, UNHCR, UNHCR, and UNHCR. Categories: 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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