ВОЗ и ЮНИСЕФ провели вебинар о WASH в учреждениях здравоохранения: ключевые выводы, демонстрация обновленного Country Progress Tracker (107 стран), мнения из Эфиопии, Бангладеш и Helvetas. Смотрите видео:

Le webinaire mondial de l’OMS et de l’UNICEF sur le WASH dans les établissements de santé est en ligne. Résultats clés, démo du Country Progress Tracker (107 pays), et échanges avec l’Éthiopie, le Bangladesh et Helvetas. Vidéo :

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Ya está disponible el seminario web global de WHO y UNICEF sobre #WASH en establecimientos de salud. Incluye hallazgos clave, una demostración en vivo del Country Progress Tracker (¡ahora con datos de 107 países!) y voces de Etiopía, Bangladesh y Helvetas.

🚨 New from WHO & UNICEF: WASH in health care facilities progress now tracked in 107 countries!. Watch the 30-min recorded webinar (available in 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇪🇸🇷🇺), explore the updated Country Progress Tracker & see what’s ahead at #WWWeek. 📩Read the newsletter:

🚨 Missed the webinar? Catch up here: Held 29 July, this global WHO/UNICEF event shared key findings from 107 countries & a live demo of the updated WASH in Health Care Facilities Country Progress Tracker. Explore more:

🧼 Spend 30 minutes and get the latest updates on WASH in Health Care Facilities!.Join the WHO/UNICEF webinar on the Country Tracker Update – now covering 107 countries. 📅 29 July 2025 | 🕑 14:00–14:30 CEST.🔗 Register: #WASHinHCFs #HealthForAll

🚨 Webinar Alert.WASH in Health Care Facilities: Country Tracker Update. 🗓 29 July 2025 | 🕑 14:00–14:30 CEST.📍 Now tracking 107 countries!. 🔎 Explore key trends, data gaps & global commitments from the latest @WHO/@UNICEFwater tracker. ✅ Register:

📊 Scaling Up Action: WASH in Health Facilities Now Tracked in 107 Countries.Join @WHO & @UNICEFwater on 29 July | 14:00 CEST for a 30-min webinar on the expanded WASH in HCFs Country Tracker. 🔗 Register: 🌐

5️⃣ Her message was clear: managing pharmaceutical waste requires action across policy, procurement, and practice—anchored in robust WASH systems—to protect health and the environment. “If we don’t get WASH right, we can’t solve the waste problem,” Maggie stressed.

4️⃣ She also stressed leveraging global and national commitments: WHA & UNGA resolutions, the Global IPC Action Plan, and WHO’s Programme of Work. Tools like and WASH FIT (used in 70+ countries) support progress.

3️⃣ Maggie outlined three priorities:. Strong policies & regulations (examples: Nepal, Australia, Ethiopia).Sustainable procurement to reduce waste at the source.Appropriate donations aligned with documented needs & quality standards.

2️⃣ Improper disposal—such as burning or untreated discharges—can release toxins into soil and water. Many countries still face major gaps in basic waste management. Strengthening WASH systems is essential to address pharmaceutical waste.

1️⃣ Maggie Montgomery (WHO) spoke at the UNEP/WHO/GEF webinar on preventing environmental release of pharmaceuticals. She highlighted how pharmaceutical waste in health care facilities is an overlooked but growing challenge.

Join us on 16 July for a webinar on preventing pharmaceutical pollution at the source. Maggie Montgomery from WHO will highlight how stronger water, sanitation and health systems can prevent pharma waste from healthcare. 👉 Register: 

Thanks to inputs from countries, WHO & UNICEF have updated the progress tracker on WASH in health care facilities 🌍🩺. Now covering 107 countries, it shows growing action—but also gaps in financing that leave patients & staff at risk. Explore: .

Nearly 50 health workers in Solomon Islands strengthened their skills on WASH & infection prevention in health facilities through WHO, MHMS & KOICA-supported workshops. Improving care, protecting communities, and advancing digital health. 👉

📢 Important insights from Day 1 in #Budapest on advancing #WASHinHCF, shared by @BruceGordon_WSH. A strong reminder that safe water, sanitation, hygiene & waste in health care are essential for resilient, equitable systems. Read more:.

Strong momentum in #Budapest as countries meet this week under @UNECE_Water’s Protocol. @WHO: 90%+ have WASH standards in health care, but only ~17% have secured financing. Time to close the gap. @WHO_Europe #WASHinHCF

Important meeting in Budapest on WASH in health care facilities. Strong water, sanitation & hygiene are vital for quality care, safer systems & tackling AMR - a key step under the @UNECE_Water Protocol on Water & Health. Via @WHO_Europe @BruceGordon_WSH.

🚨 New WASH in HCF newsletter out!. 🧼 WHA calls for more domestic WASH investment.📊 Updated country tracker now live.🇬🇧 WHO at UK Parliament (11 June).💊 Webinars: AMR (12 June), energy (17 June).📚 New research & mpox guidance.Read: