Five ladders, one global picture! 🌍 Too many health care facilities still lack essential WASH and waste services. Join WHO, UNICEF & partners tomorrow at #UNCWaterHealth to explore the latest JMP data—and how to turn evidence into action. #WASHinHCF #patientsafety

Upcoming webinars: Safer cholera treatment facilities (WHO, 21 Oct) and managing mercury-containing medical devices (UNEP, 3 Nov). Details and registration in the WHO WASH Newsletter: tinyurl.com/mrm6s8zw

🇰🇿 How can we make health care facilities safer? Following a #WASHFIT workshop in Kazakhstan, @WHO and partners share insights on improving WASH services. Organized with support from a @UNECE_Water–@WHO_Europe project funded by UNDA. 🎥 youtube.com/shorts/vsgYuF-yI…

Under way in Astana 🇰🇿, 6–8 Oct: a national workshop on strengthening WASH in health care facilities through #WASHFIT. @WHO, @WHO_Europe and national partners are working together to turn assessment into action for safer, more resilient care.

🌍 Global Handwashing Day 2026: Join @WHO & @UNICEF for a webinar on the new Hand Hygiene Guidelines Implementation Toolkit + public consultation! 📅 Thu 15 Oct 2026 ⏰ Geneva 14:00–15:00 CEST | NY 08:00–09:00 EDT | Manila 20:00–21:00 PHT Register: tinyurl.com/4f4kc8xn

Lessons from schools are relevant to health care facilities too: routine hand hygiene depends on reliable water, soap, facilities and systems that keep them working. Join us on 17 September for Hand Hygiene in Schools: From Guidance to Everyday Practice.🔗 events.teams.microsoft.com/e…

WHO’s Maggie Montgomery and Elena Jardan joined the latest #MinamataConvention webinar to discuss managing mercury waste in health care—from phasing out mercury-containing devices to safely managing legacy waste. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=LcdK3a81…

WHO will join the #Minamata Online webinar on mercury wastes, 3 Sept, 13:00–14:00 CEST, and present on moving from mercury device phase-out to safe management and disposal of legacy mercury waste in health-care settings. Register: minamataconvention.org/en/ev…

New from @WHO and @UNICEFwater : a free, self-paced WHO Academy course on the safe management of health-care waste. Strengthening waste management in health care facilities protects patients, health workers, communities and the environment. Learn more: tinyurl.com/3ts2dyry

New @JMPWASH report reveals major gaps: only 40% of health-care facilities worldwide meet basic sanitation standards & just 59% achieve basic environmental cleaning. Progress since 2015, but patients & health workers remain at risk. Read more: tinyurl.com/yzukn556

Reminder: tomorrow, 18 August, the first launch session will be held for the new 2026 @JMPWASH report on WASH in health care facilities. There is still time to register and join online! A second launch will follow at #WorldWaterWeek in Stockholm on 23 Aug.

Ahead of a new UN General Assembly resolution expected in September, join the Group of Friends in Support of WASH in Health Care Facilities on 8 July at UNHQ, New York, during the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. hlpf.un.org/2026 #WASHinHCF #SDG6

New issue of the WASH in Health Care Facilities newsletter is out. Inside: the latest WASH FIT meet up on safe health-care waste management, new evidence on hospital wastewater and IPC challenges, upcoming webinars from Tanzania and PROMISE. Read here: tinyurl.com/ya4x8twb

Join women, midwives & allies at #WHA79 to demand clean, safe births for every woman, everywhere. forms.office.com/e/WKbbzpJF4… 🕗 8–9am | 19 May 📍 Place des Nations, Geneva Show up. Stand together. Be heard. #TimeToDeliver

WASH in Health Care Facilities Updates, May 2026: Register for the next WASH FIT meet up, catch up on MNCH and health care waste discussions, read Mozambique’s country story, and explore the Knowledge Portal. tinyurl.com/bdzxxsdr

Happy World #HandHygiene Day! The latest WHO WSH Newsletter highlights hand hygiene, One Health and climate resilience, new sanitation evidence, and WASH in health care facilities. Read Issue 445: tinyurl.com/3jpxx8xe

The April 2026 WASH in Health Care Facilities newsletter is out. Inside: faith-based partners accelerating action, a call for national standards, World Hand Hygiene Day resources, upcoming webinars, and the WASH in HCF Knowledge Portal. Read more: tinyurl.com/4mt8sjca

Improper disposal of unused medicines can harm health and the environment. Join the webinar on 6 May, 14:00–15:30 CET. WHO’s Dr Maggie Montgomery will share insights on pharmaceutical waste in health care facilities. Register: tinyurl.com/22p6pdn7

On 23 April, WHO’s Dr Maggie Montgomery and UNICEF’s Massimiliano Sani joined partners at the Rome faith-based WASH in health care facilities gathering to discuss closing gaps in WASH, waste and electricity services. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=UuxBYKj_…

Dignity, compassion and accountability must be at the heart of health care. Today at the Rome faith-based WASH in health care facilities meeting, partners are discussing practical action to ensure safe #WASH for all. Watch live: tinyurl.com/4u4h5wcy