📢 Join WHO & UNICEF for the launch of the Global Progress Report on WASH, waste & electricity in health care facilities. 🗓️ Tue, Oct 7 | 8–9 PM GMT+8 | Online Insights from 101 countries—progress made, but billions still left behind. Register:

Join @WHO, @UNICEF & partners 15 Oct for the launch webinar of the first global Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Community Settings. Hear about the recommendations, government/partner perspectives & more. Register: https://t.co/1h7CSKtGdW #HandHygieneGuidelines #GlobalHandwashingDay

It is with great sadness that we learn of the passing of Catarina de Albuquerque. A passionate, determined champion for WASH and the human rights to water and sanitation, her leadership transformed lives worldwide. Her legacy will continue to inspire us all.

Thanks to all speakers and participants. Core message: progress is real, but closing WASH, waste and electricity gaps in health facilities requires integrated planning, reliable financing and sustained operations through 2030+. #WASHinHCF #HealthForAll

Ann Thomas (@UNICEF), on next steps: continue global/regional monitoring and advocacy; support country roadmaps; roll out and adapt WASHFIT; align with UN-Water processes and UHC/PHC. #WASHinHCF #HealthForAll

Wrapping up the webinar now, Ann Thomas (@UNICEF) says we can feel buoyed by the progress made, and the momentum going on around the world -- the country examples today exemplified this. We can focus on areas lagging -- creation of national roadmaps, for example

Redesign, rethinking, on WASH in health care facilities is an imperative, says Harish Hande of @SELCOFoundation. With AI and emerging technologies, we can make more than incremenal improvements.

Harish Hande @SELCOFoundation: the end goal is to look at how we are delivering health services at the last mile, even tele services.

Harish Hande @SELCOFoundation, on lessons in successfully electrifying HCFs at scale: service-level design for critical loads, lifecycle financing, and local maintenance ecosystems. #WASHinHCF #HealthForAll

In conclusion, Achille Lokossou-Dah-Lande of @IFRCAfrica in Togo says a lot of WASH in HCF goals have been achieved, but more needs to be done to ensure perceptions that health facilities are safe.

Achille Lokossou-Dah-Lande of @IFRCAfrica in Togo: Improving sanitation in 4 districts: inclusive latrines, needs assessments in 47 facilities, technical designs & cost estimates, plus multi-stakeholder coordination (MoH, Ministry of Water, IFRC) & partnerships w/builders. #HCFs

Jessy Mahongo Samuyachi (World Vision Zambia) @WorldVisionSAR: with provision of WASH services, staff can really serve the communities, which also helps to incentivize behaviour change.

Moderator for the partner panel, @BruceGordon_WSH, asks Jessy Mahongo Samuyachi (World Vision Zambia) @WorldVisionSAR about success factors: community co-design, staff training & motivation, and O&M financing sustain improvements beyond hardware. #WASHinHCF #HealthForAll

Florence Kabinga (@mohzambia): WASH in HCFs roadmaps in Zambia have focused on primary care; combining water access, safe waste management and power reliability to improve service quality. #WASHinHCF #HealthForAll

Dr. Ayman Bani Mousa, lessons from Jordan: align WASH with national health leadership, integrate WASH indicators into DHIS2, use accreditation as an incentive, and invest in ongoing training and piloted rollouts to enable national scale-up. #WASHinHCF #Jordan

In a country presentation, Dr. Ayman Bani Mousa (Ministry of Health, Jordan) shares Jordan's experiences, describes HCFs/WASH journey: national standards and facility assessments informing phased, budgeted upgrades. #WASHinHCF #HealthForAll

Recommendations: tegrate safe WASH, waste and electricity into health system planning and financing; monitor progress with HMIS and transparent reporting; and invest in the health workforce now. #WASHinHCF #HealthForAll

Lindsay Denny Naughton (@UNICEF): #Ethiopia and #Indonesia show how national roadmaps turn plans into action — with estimated investments of US$652M and US$500M respectively. Countries are mobilizing domestic & partner financing; now we must scale support to deliver WASH in HCFs

The report identifies high-need, ready-to-implement countries — a prime opportunity for quick wins. Targeted financing for hand hygiene, electrification, costed roadmaps and monitoring will turn plans into services.

Lindsay Denny Naughton (@UNICEF): Many countries have policies and roadmaps in place — now we must turn plans into services. Rapid investments in financing, workforce capacity and data systems are essential to deliver safe water, sanitation, hygiene and waste services in HCFs.

Maggie Montgomery (@WHO): The new WHO/UNICEF global progress report shows progress on WASH in health care facilities but persistent shortfalls in national standards, financing and monitoring. Countries must accelerate national roadmaps and investments to meet 2028/2030 targets.