WASH in health care facilities are water, sanitation, hygiene, waste management and environmental cleaning services in hospitals, health centres, clinics and dental surgery centres, where people receive health care from a trained professional. This includes public, private and not-for-profit facilities. [Source: WHO and UNICEF, 2019. Water, sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities : practical steps to achieve universal access. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization (WHO). P. 41 ; Cronk, R. & Bartram, J., 2015. Water, sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities : status in low and middle income countries and way forward. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization (WHO) and Unicef. P. 4]
