Technical WASH guidance for COVID-19 preparedness and response: Version 2.1

Pages
2pp
Date published
04 Apr 2020
Type
Tools, guidelines and methodologies
Keywords
Epidemics & pandemics, Health, Water, sanitation and hygiene
Organisations
United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees (UNHCR)

Frequent and proper hand hygiene is one of the most important measures that can be used to prevent infection with the COVID-19 virus. WASH practitioners should work to enable more frequent and regular hand hygiene by increasing access to soap, increasing access to handwashing facilities, and using proven behaviour change techniques.

 Existing guidance on safe management of drinking-water and sanitation services applies to the COVID-19 outbreak. Extra measures are not needed. Disinfection will facilitate more rapid dieoff of virus in water supplies.

 Many co-benefits, from other WASH related diseases, are realized by safely managing water sanitation services and good hygiene practices.