Water Sanitation and Health
Our vision and mission are the attainment by all peoples of the lowest possible burden of water and sanitation-related disease through primary prevention.
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Publications and documents

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Water safety plan: step-by-step risk management for drinking-water suppliers: training package

This training package provides practical, step-by-step guidance to support the development and sustainable implementation of water safety plans (WSPs)...

State of systems for drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene: global update 2025

The GLAAS 2025 report, State of systems for drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene: global update 2025, and Key findings of the report  were launched...

GLAAS 2025 report key findings

This summary presents the key findings from the UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS) 2025 report, which features...

Infection prevention and control and water, sanitation and hygiene in health emergencies readiness for response operations capabilities: user guide and checklist

The Infection prevention and control and water, sanitation and Hygiene in health emergency readiness forresponse operations capabilities checklist, herein...

News

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WASH annual report

WHO global water, sanitation and hygiene: annual report 2024

The WHO Results Report 2024–2025 indicates that global access to safely managed drinking-water services rose from 71.0% in 2018 to a projected 87.3%...

WASH Strategy

WHO water, sanitation and hygiene strategy 2018-2025

This strategy sets out the direction and role of WHO within the context of the SDGs and WHO’s 13th Programme of Work. It reinforces WHO’s...

WASH reflections series

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