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New opportunities for WASH and health integration
Feb 01, 2021
Health and water are inextricably linked. Yet, policies and programs related to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) are too often kept separate from public health policies and programs. The need for coordination between the WASH and health sectors is a drumbeat that we have been sounding for more decade, and the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the central role that measures like handwashing with soap and WASH in health care facilities play to keep communities healthy. When health and WASH improvements reach children in a holistic way, they offer greater efficiencies and impact. The same is true for joint advocacy for the two issues.