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Drinking safe water is the best way for children to stay healthy and quench thirst. Water is the best choice for children to restore the fluids their...
10 April 2024
Water and sanitation interventions to prevent and control mosquito borne disease: focus on emergencies
Climate change, conflict and human displacement are all growing in scale, increasing the spread of mosquito-borne diseases. A number of effective water,...
22 February 2024
Infection prevention and control and water, sanitation and hygiene measures in health-care settings and...
Corrigenda, 5 March 2024The situation in the Gaza Strip is dire, with syndromic surveillance revealing high rates of infectious diseases. The risk of further...
15 February 2024
Guidelines for drinking-water quality: small water supplies
Small drinking-water supplies commonly experience operational, managerial, technical and resourcing challenges that impact their ability to deliver safe...
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WASH annual report
22 August 2023
WHO Global water, sanitation and hygiene: Annual report 2022
This report summarizes the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global work on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) during 2022. It describes how the Organization...
WASH Strategy
14 March 2019
WHO water, sanitation and hygiene strategy 2018-2025
This strategy sets out the direction and role of WHO within the context of the SDGs and WHO’s 13th Programme of Work.
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