The Framework serves to guide efforts to deliver safe and sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), health care waste management and reliable electricity in all health care facilities. The ultimate aim is to provide quality care for all. The Framework reflects a global consultative process and includes data and recommendations articulated in recent WHO/UNICEF global […]
Download (4.6 MB) Overview Control of pollution from antibiotic manufacturing is a key part of safeguarding the longevity of antibiotics for all. Pollution contributes to antibiotic resistance and potentially undermines the effectiveness of medicines. High levels of antibiotics in water bodies downstream of manufacturing sites have been widely documented. Currently, antibiotic pollution from manufacturing is […]
Sanitation inspections are short, standardized checklists to assess risks at or near sanitation facilities and to recommend actions to protect public health. This document provides tools and examples for applying sanitation inspections in various contexts, including regulatory reporting, household surveys to monitor sanitation progress, and local evaluations of systems sustainability—particularly following community-led total sanitation initiatives […]
This report presents the global status on wastewater treatment and acceleration needs to achieve target 6.3 by 2030, based on the latest data on indicator 6.3.1 (total wastewater flows as well as flows from industrial sources and households). Over the 107 countries reporting some wastewater statistics for 2022 (representing 73 per cent of the world’s […]