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This global progress report by the World Health Organization focuses on water, sanitation, and hygiene in healthcare facilities, highlighting critical gaps in these services amid the COVID-19 pandemic. It emphasizes the urgent need for improvements to protect healthcare workers and vulnerable patients, revealing that significant portions of healthcare facilities lack basic hygiene services. The report underscores the importance of national leadership, strong coordination, and data-driven approaches to address these deficiencies. It offers recommendations for countries and partners to develop cost-effective national roadmaps, enhance monitoring, and integrate water, sanitation, and hygiene into health planning and budgeting. The intended audience includes health leaders, policymakers, and global health organizations.

Health facilities. --- Sanitation. --- Health facilities --- Sanitation

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This book, published by the World Health Organization, provides an overview of technologies used for the treatment of infectious and sharp waste from healthcare facilities. It aims to guide healthcare managers, planners, and workers in selecting appropriate technologies for safe waste management. The book emphasizes the importance of safe healthcare waste management in supporting sustainable development goals related to health, clean water, and climate change. It details various technologies, their environmental and health impacts, and operational requirements. The intended audience includes healthcare facility managers, public health professionals, and policymakers.

Medical wastes. --- Health facilities. --- Medical wastes --- Health facilities