World Health Organisation (WHO)
The World Health Organization (WHO) is the UN specialized agency on health. WHO monitors global progress on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) through estimates of global burden of WASH- related disease, monitoring of progress under the SDGs on WASH in households, schools and health facilities, wastewater treatment and the enabling environment for WASH service delivery.
WHO supports progress on WASH though development of rigorous evidence-based global guidelines on drinking-water quality, sanitation and health, safe use of wastewater in agriculture and aquiculture, and safe recreational water environments and supports capacity development for guideline implementation at country level through 6 regional offices and 147 country offices. WHO also works with the health sector to ensure that WASH is coordinated and incorporated in health programme delivery wherever WASH plays a role in primary prevention or health service delivery with a focus on; WASH in health facilities, emergencies and cholera control, neglected tropical diseases, antimicrobial resistance and health impacts of climate change. Further details is available in the WHO Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Strategy 2018-25.
UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-water (GLAAS)
WHO monitors SDG6b through the UN-Water global analysis and assessment of sanitation and drinking-water (GLAAS).
Handbook on the safe use of wastewater in urban and peri-urban horticulture UN-Water 18 April, 2019 Safe irrigation methods are essential when using wastewater for irrigation, but they need to be complemented with other practices from farm to fork to ensure the safety of others involved in the value … Read more
WHO and UNICEF launch report on WASH in Health Care Facilities UN-Water 3 April, 2019 Geneva/New York, 3 April — One in four health care facilities around the world lacks basic water services, impacting over 2 billion people, according to a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNIC … Read more
Water and sanitation for health facility improvement tool UN-Water 7 March, 2019 A practical guide for improving quality of care through water, sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities. UNICEF and World Health Organization (WHO) have collaborated to produce the WASH FIT tool in Arabic, Engli … Read more
Launch of the SDG 6 Public Dialogue Report UN-Water 31 January, 2019 In June 2018, UN-Water released the first SDG 6 Synthesis Report 2018 on Water and Sanitation. The Sustainable Development Goal 6 Synthesis Report 2018 on Water and Sanitation reviews the global progress made towards achieving Sust … Read more
GLAAS country survey documents UN-Water 22 November, 2018 The UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS) is celebrating its tenth anniversary with the launch of the 2018/2019 cycle. Following the pilot in 2008, four successful GLAAS cycles have resulted in the p … Read more
