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WASH in health care facilities: initiatives, challenges and lessons from Nepal post emergencies
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posted on 2018-02-12, 15:11 authored by Arinita M. Shrestha, Dinesh S. Malla, Tameez AhmadAlmost one-fifth of health care facilities (HFCs) in Nepal do not have access to WASH services posing serious threat to patients and staff while jeopardising the dignity of vulnerable population seeking health services including pregnant women and the disable. Though Nepal has been able to reach many hard to reach areas with health services, ensuring infection prevention from health facilities is still a challenge. The 2015 Earthquake further devastated the situation. Under various initiatives in the last five years, significant efforts were undertaken to assess and improve the situation. Over 600 HCFs mostly in the
earthquake affected districts were supported for improved WASH services while development of guidelines on WASH in HFCs is in progress. Incorporating indicators on WASH services in HFCs into
the Health Management Information System and putting in place a viable mechanism for operation and maintenance of WASH facilities are few of the priority areas.
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The authors would also like to thank all the fund support received from Central Emergency Response Fund, World Bank, and UNICEF global/thematic fund over the past five years as part of support to reduce malnutrition and improve WASH service and behaviours among the most affected communities and children of disasters in Nepal.
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SHRESTHA, A.M., MALLA, D.S. and AHMAD, T., 2017. WASH in health care facilities: initiatives, challenges and lessons from Nepal post emergencies. IN: Shaw, R.J. (ed). Local action with international cooperation to improve and sustain water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services: Proceedings of the 40th WEDC International Conference, Loughborough, UK, 24-28 July 2017, Paper 2662, 5pp.Publisher
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