Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) and COVID-19 : Critical WASH Interventions for Effective COVID-19 Pandemic Response

Safely managed water supply, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services are an essential part of preventing disease and protecting human health during infectious disease outbreaks, including the current COVID-19 pandemic. One of the most cost-effectiv...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
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spelling okr-10986-336882021-05-25T10:54:44Z Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) and COVID-19 : Critical WASH Interventions for Effective COVID-19 Pandemic Response World Bank WATER AND SANITATION WATER SUPPLY HYGIENE COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME PANDEMIC RESPONSE Safely managed water supply, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services are an essential part of preventing disease and protecting human health during infectious disease outbreaks, including the current COVID-19 pandemic. One of the most cost-effective strategies for increasing pandemic preparedness, especially in resource-constrained settings, consists of investing to strengthen core public health infrastructure, including water supply and sanitation systems. Good and consistently applied WASH and waste management practices serve as essential barriers to human-to-human transmission of the COVID-19 virus in communities, homes, health care facilities, schools, and other public spaces. 2020-05-04T19:21:26Z 2020-05-04T19:21:26Z 2020-04-28 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/172951588134831376/Water-Supply-Sanitation-and-Hygiene-WASH-and-COVID-19-Critical-WASH-Interventions-for-Effective-COVID-19-Pandemic-Response http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33688 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief
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topic WATER AND SANITATION
WATER SUPPLY
HYGIENE
COVID-19
CORONAVIRUS
SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
spellingShingle WATER AND SANITATION
WATER SUPPLY
HYGIENE
COVID-19
CORONAVIRUS
SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
World Bank
Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) and COVID-19 : Critical WASH Interventions for Effective COVID-19 Pandemic Response
description Safely managed water supply, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services are an essential part of preventing disease and protecting human health during infectious disease outbreaks, including the current COVID-19 pandemic. One of the most cost-effective strategies for increasing pandemic preparedness, especially in resource-constrained settings, consists of investing to strengthen core public health infrastructure, including water supply and sanitation systems. Good and consistently applied WASH and waste management practices serve as essential barriers to human-to-human transmission of the COVID-19 virus in communities, homes, health care facilities, schools, and other public spaces.
format Brief
author World Bank
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title Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) and COVID-19 : Critical WASH Interventions for Effective COVID-19 Pandemic Response
title_short Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) and COVID-19 : Critical WASH Interventions for Effective COVID-19 Pandemic Response
title_full Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) and COVID-19 : Critical WASH Interventions for Effective COVID-19 Pandemic Response
title_fullStr Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) and COVID-19 : Critical WASH Interventions for Effective COVID-19 Pandemic Response
title_full_unstemmed Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) and COVID-19 : Critical WASH Interventions for Effective COVID-19 Pandemic Response
title_sort water supply, sanitation, and hygiene (wash) and covid-19 : critical wash interventions for effective covid-19 pandemic response
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2020
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/172951588134831376/Water-Supply-Sanitation-and-Hygiene-WASH-and-COVID-19-Critical-WASH-Interventions-for-Effective-COVID-19-Pandemic-Response
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