GUIDELINES FOR HYGIENE PROMOTION IN HEALTH FACILITIES AND PUBLIC PLACES
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Guidelines set standards for hygiene promotion in health facilities and public spaces to prevent disease spread. They target health managers, local authorities, and infection control teams. This reduces transmission by ensuring clean environments and behaviors.
GUIDELINES FOR HYGIENE PROMOTION IN HEALTH FACILITIES AND PUBLIC PLACES
What Is This Policy?
Guidelines providing standards for hygiene promotion in health facilities, markets, transport hubs, and other public spaces to prevent disease transmission through improved sanitation and handwashing practices.
Who Does It Target?
Health facility managers and infection prevention officers Local government authorities managing public spaces WASH implementers in health facilities Infection prevention and control teams
What Does It Aim to Achieve?
Reduce disease transmission in public settings by ensuring health facilities and public spaces meet hygiene standards and actively promote hygiene behaviour.
Key Features
Health Facility WASH: Sets minimum WASH standards for health facilities including piped water, toilets, and handwashing stations. Public Space Standards: Prescribes hygiene standards for markets, transport terminals, and other public gathering points. Infection Prevention: Links facility WASH to infection prevention and control outcomes. Community Engagement: Includes strategies for engaging facility users in hygiene promotion.
Current Status
Rollout Stage: Active Coverage: Health facilities and public spaces nationwide Beneficiaries: Patients; public health; disease prevention Funding: Federal and state governments; donor WASH programmes
How to Access
Health facility managers: assess facility against WASH standards Local governments: ensure public spaces meet prescribed hygiene standards Report WASH deficiencies in public health facilities to state health authorities Application method: Engage Federal Ministry of Water Resources or state health authorities.
Important Terms
Healthcare-associated infections cause significant patient mortality in Nigerian facilities Handwashing at the five critical times is the single most important hygiene intervention COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the urgency of health facility WASH standards
Official Resources
Website: https://www.waterresources.gov.ng Contact: Federal Ministry of Water Resources / Federal Ministry of Health
Legal Framework
Issued under the authority of the Federal Ministry of Health and the Federal Ministry of Water Resources pursuant to the National Health Act 2014 and the International Health Regulations (IHR) 2005. Operates alongside the NESREA Act 2007, the National Water Supply and Sanitation Policy, and the WHO guidelines on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) for health facilities. Aligns with the SDG 6.2 commitments on sanitation and hygiene.