Water and Sanitation for Health Facility Improvement Tool (WASH FIT)

World Health Organization. 03/2018 This 92-page document, updated in 2018, is a practical guide for improving quality of care through water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in healthcare facilities. WASH FIT is a risk-based approach for improving and sustaining WASH and healthcare waste management infrastructure and services in healthcare facilities in low- and middle-income countries. WASH services strengthen the resilience of healthcare systems to prevent disease outbreaks, allow effective responses to emergencies (including natural disasters and outbreaks), and bring emergencies under control when they occur. (PDF)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - May 16, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news