00985nas a2200133   4500000000100000008004100001260003800042653001300080100003100093700004700124245008100171856009700252520050200349       2021                            d  bWorld Health OrganizationaGeneva10aCovid-191 aWorld Health Organization 1 aUnited Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) 00aGlobal progress report on WASH in health care facilities: fundamentals first  uhttps://iris.who.int/server/api/core/bitstreams/f047f802-a6a0-4ff7-ac2c-566a839e8c0b/content3 aThis global progress report on water, sanitation, hygiene, waste management and cleaning (WASH) in health care facilities comes at an unprecedented moment, when coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is exposing key vulnerabilities in health systems, such as inadequate infection prevention and control. WASH services in health care facilities, so often taken for granted – or as this report highlights, outright neglected – are needed more than ever to protect vulnerable health workers and patients.