About this episode

The episode discusses the integration of WASH in healthcare facilities as a health systems issue rather than just an infrastructure challenge.

WASH in healthcare facilities has largely been treated as an infrastructure challenge, rather than a health systems issue. Without underlying systems in place, infrastructure deteriorates. And no one knows quite sure whose job it is. WASH in health care facilities is not embedded in health systems. Health sector decision makers, practitioners and WASH actors can use using the WHO health system building blocks to address this multi sector systems issue. Listen to this WASH Systems Academy podcast in which Lauren D'Mello-Guyett from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, shares ways in which we can systematically work together to align water, sanitation, hygiene and health systems to make patient safety, and quality care a reality. This podcast is part of the WASH Systems Academy module ‘Towards a systemic approach to WASH in healthcare facilities. You can access the course here: https://washsystemsacademy.org/mod/page/view.php?id=21059

People in this episode

Guest: Lauren D'Mello-Guyett

Topics covered

• WASH
• healthcare facilities
• health systems
• patient safety
• quality care
• infrastructure
• multi sector systems

Keywords

• WASH
• healthcare
• infrastructure
• health systems
• patient safety
• quality care
• WHO
• multi sector systems

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, WHO

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