Global Water 2020’s Tweets

Jun 30, 2021

Today, we sunset, it’s been an honor to work with you on the #WASHinHCF agenda. Together, we’ve built tremendous momentum & thank you for continuing this lifesaving work. Please put our legacy report bit.ly/3y6WzMh & resources bit.ly/3AcpikT to work. Thank you

Sunetra Sarker talks trachoma with Sightsavers’ Dr Agatha Aboe

Jun 30, 2021

Terrible healthcare conditions are becoming centers of hope and healing. As we

@globalwater2020

sunset, please keep up the momentum until #WASHinHCF is sustainable everywhere. We leave you with our legacy report bit.ly/3y6WzMh, resources bit.ly/3AcpikT

The

team is thankful to have collaborated with partners incl

& others to further the global #WASH & #NTDs agenda. Although we sunset today, we continue to be inspired by these partnerships. Together we can #beatNTDs.

Today, we

sunset, it’s been an honor to work with you on the GLOBAL #WATER agenda. Together, we’ve built tremendous momentum & thank you for continuing this lifesaving work. With thanks from the

team

“For me personally, I believe strongly, that in my lifetime trachoma should be a thing of the past.”

@Sightsavers

@aboe_dr

talks to #R4Appeal presenter and actress,

@sarker

. If we all play our part, trachoma can be eliminated in our lifetime! #PlayYourPart

youtube.com

Actress, and Sightsavers ambassador, Sunetra Sarker speaks with Dr Agatha Aboe, Sightsavers’ Ghana-based Global Trachoma Programme Coordinator. This informal...

Ensuring hospital cleaners are a 'neglected workforce' no more

Jun 28, 2021

"The work of the cleaner can literally mean life or death." Thank you,

@RebeccaLRoot

and

@devex

for bringing attention to HCF #cleaners! Check out the piece below to learn more about the critical role of cleaners!

Often missing out on contracts, training, and personal protective equipment, many cleaners at hospitals and other medical facilities lack the support afforded to the rest of the health care workforce.

devex.shorthandstories.com

Jun 25, 2021

“If a disease [Noma] is so neglected that it receives limited funding and consequently little research is conducted, how can evidence be provided to prove that it is neglected?” Click 👇 to learn more Noma!

@RebeccaLRoot

@ISNTD_Press

@MSF

The neglected of the neglected: tackling Noma

Devex takes a look at the work being done to tackle noma and the barriers sitting in the way of adequate treatment, diagnosis, and care.

WaterAid Tanzania

@WaterAidTZ

Jun 25, 2021

For mothers and pregnant women, an improved water supply and proper water storage are essential to protect lives and ensure good health. #Hygiene4Health

Click 👇 for

’s new visual story on Noma. Learn about how this deadly and disfiguring disease targets children from 2-6 that lack #WASH and come from extreme poverty, and those who are trying to raise awareness and treat it.

Tomorrow at 10AM EDT, ROCKBlue’s panel will discuss the need for and different types of commercial financing for #WASH, as well as challenges and solutions with obtaining them. Panelists are from

@WorldBank

@GFI_green

and

@Water

. Click 👇 to register! bit.ly/3gONrFg

It takes a global village to eliminate a disease | Sightsavers

Jun 21, 2021

We need to work together to eliminate trachoma. If any of these puzzle pieces are missing, individuals, families, communities and countries will continue to feel its painful impact. With

@Sightsavers

we play our part to #EndTrachoma. #PlayYourPart too:

sightsavers.org

It takes a huge number of people to eliminate trachoma, and none of these people can do it alone. Hear the stories of some of the people who are making trachoma elimination possible.

Jun 21, 2021

To meet #SDG6, there is a critical need to vastly increase financing. This ROCKBlue panel will cover the different types of commercial financing, the challenges with attracting them, and solutions, with panelists from

and

Coronavirus Global Health Emergency

Replying to

and

Thanks for sharing, John! We are grateful to support #WASH4Health, water, sanitation and hygiene, as part of our global relief efforts to battle COVID-19 = bit.ly/3woiD4G.

americares.org

Americares is using every resource to fight the COVID-19 pandemic from critical supplies to training and other support for front line health workers.

WaterAid Canada

@WaterAidCanada

Jun 11, 2021

As G7 Leaders meet this weekend, WaterAid is calling for a commitment of at least $1.2 bn on #water, #sanitation and #hygiene in healthcare facilities for better pandemic preparedness and response as per the #Romedeclaration.

WaterAid Tanzania and 8 others

WaterAid East Africa

@WaterAidEA

Jun 11, 2021

Hands are the key carriers of disease-causing germs. Communicable diseases like diarrheal accounts for 9% of all deaths among children < 5 worldwide. Did You Know: Handwashing with clean water & soap reduces the risk of diarrheal diseases by 42-47%? #HygieneforHealth

Fatima Gohar

@FatimaGohar786

Its a peak time to have systems approach around WASH in health facilities….this is a basic right of our mothers, newborns and health care professionals

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WASH FOR HEALTH

@WASH_FOR_HEALTH

‘Every birth should be supported by a safe pair of hands’ @FatimaGohar786 @UNICEFAfrica speaks emotively @world_midwives event - great to see so many midwives engaged in WASH for quality, safe care discussion #ICMCongress2021

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To prevent #AMR through #WASH,

@EssackSabiha

suggests: 1.Invest in WASH 2.Incorporate WASH in disease education 3.Reduce our biocide footprint 4.Ensure that WASH in communities is integrated into action plans 5.Ensure action plans have WASH implementation #StopSuperbugs

When @Wellcome_Trust asked experts which #AMR interventions are feasible and impactful, #WASH and #IPC were suggested as top interventions. To #StopSuperbugs, we need to break siloes in health.

@becky_sugden

Click 👇 to learn more bit.ly/3hIXnlH

Many (around 50 countries) #AMR national action plans highlight the importance of #WASH, few have explicit targets, monitoring, or funding for WASH or other cross-sectoral measures.

Starting in 2 minutes!

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Calling #WASH & #AMR professionals Do you have ideas on how we can more effectively bring WASH & AMR objectives together?

Join our #virtual discussion to explore opportunities to collaborate & share your thoughts. Last chance to register here bit.ly/3hIXnlH

Global Water 2020 and 2 others

📢 Calling #WASH & #AMR professionals Do you have ideas on how we can more effectively bring WASH & AMR objectives together? 💡 Join our #virtual discussion to explore opportunities to collaborate & share your thoughts. Last chance to register here bit.ly/3hIXnlH

The Global Response to AMR | Reports| Wellcome

Nov 16, 2020

Our new report on the antimicrobial resistance landscape is based on: 👥interviewing 150 experts 🧐reviewing over 250 documents Read the report here: bit.ly/2UqJoUF Join the webinar here: bit.ly/32HAB5i #WAAW2020 #StopSuperbugs

wellcome.org

This report gives an update on the status quo, recent developments and remaining critical gaps in the global response to antimicrobial resistance.

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Jun 8, 2021

How can we work together to find sustainable solutions in the fight to #BeatNTDs? #GlobalHealth #NTDRoadMap2030 #HealthForAll Don’t miss

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Ending the neglect to attain the sustainable developm...

@USAIDGH

’s upcoming webinar to learn more, starting now!

who.zoom.us

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Ending the neglect to attain the sustainable development goals: a sustainability framework for action against neglected tropical diseases 2021-2030. After...

DefeatDD

@DefeatDD

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Ending the neglect to attain the sustainable developm...

Mothers giving birth and newborn babies are especially vulnerable to infection. We need #WASHInHCF. defeatdd.org/campaign/gende #DefeatDD #PHC #HealthWorkersCount

Join

for a discussion on how countries, partners, & stakeholders can work together to create plans that help us better to #BeatNTDs. #NTDRoadMap2030 #HealthForAll Register for the webinar 👇

who.zoom.us

Sanitation and Water for All

@sanwatforall

sanitationandwaterforall.org

Join our 2nd webinar tomorrow, part of the #FinanceWebinarSeries, on “WASH affordability and financial sustainability – How to make WASH services more affordable through improved monitoring?”. 🕑 11am in EN/FR & 4pm in EN/SP/PT ⤵️ Register to join #SWAinAction

How to make WASH services more affordable through improved monitoring?

Jun 4, 2021

In reaching 2030 targets for elimination, control, and eradication of #NTDs, sustainable solutions are critical. Join

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Ending the neglect to attain the sustainable developm...

@USAID

for a discussion outlining how sustainable approaches will help us reach our goals & #BeatNTDs #HealthForAll Register here

who.zoom.us

Jun 4, 2021

A new framework for action outlines how countries, partners, & stakeholders can work together on sustainable solutions in the fight to #BeatNTDs. #NTDRoadMap2030 #HealthForAll #WASHinHCF Learn more from

@USAIDGH

on June 8th Register: bit.ly/33PUmI3

Lindsay Denny

@lindsaymdenny

Jun 3, 2021

ATTENTION #WASH FOLKS: The Antimicrobial Resistance (#AMR) community wants to talk to us about how we can better partner and align!! We have a seat at the table -- let's not waste it. Come join this event next week to launch collective action to #StopSuperbugs.

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Jun 2, 2021

1 week to go until our virtual dialogue with @GlobalWater2020 & @COREGroupDC - Bridging AMR & WASH: Moving toward a collective agenda Join us to discuss how we can better coordinate WASH & AMR objectives to achieve more

Jun 3, 2021

If we want to end diseases of poverty, we must take a high-level view.

A sustainability framework for action against neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030. Ending the...

’s recent framework for action emphasizes how sustainable, country-led programs are key to #BeatNTDs . Read more below!

who.int

Ending the neglect to attain the Sustainable Development Goals: a sustainability framework for action against neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030 is a companion document to the road map for...

The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on the fact that billions of people lack access to clean drinking water and sanitation services — critical to prevent and contain diseases. In this series...

Jun 2, 2021

Checkout #WASHworks, a new #DevexSeries on #WASH which aims to explore ways that #WASH intersect with other development challenges! Learn how #WASH impacts sustainability, water security, water resources management, gender, disability, education, & more.

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WASH Works

Jun 2, 2021

Join us one week from today for a session called, Bridging AMR & WASH: Moving toward a collective agenda! Join us to discuss how we can better coordinate WASH & AMR objectives

"There is no better time to move the needle and address this overlooked and undercompensated workforce." Cleaners are essential to protecting the health of patients & health workers! Read the latest article by

@LaurenMAlcorn

@onedrop

on cleaners! bit.ly/3c9LXDM

Jun 1, 2021

Without hygiene, healthcare is unsafe, and lives are lost. 1.8 billion people are at higher risk of #COVID19 because they use or work in a healthcare facility which lacks basic water services This must change now. #InvestInHealth

Jun 1, 2021

We are at #WHA to call on world leaders to ensure that urgent investment in #hygiene and public health is central to responding to #COVID19 and rebuilding after the pandemic. #InvestInHealth

Opinion: How to ensure WASH services in all health care facilities

Dr Maria Neira

@DrMariaNeira

May 28, 2021

Opinion: How to ensure WASH services in all health care facilities

devex.com

One-quarter of the world’s health care facilities lack basic water services, and one-third go without hand hygiene at the point of care. WHO's Bruce Gordon, Maggie Montgomery, and Maria Neira offer...

Care about women? Then you care about #WASHinHealth and the #cleaners who keep us safe!

A lack of #cleanwater and #hygiene in healthcare facilities; 👉 compromises patient safety and dignity 👉 exposes patients and health workers to infectious diseases like #COVID19 👉 spreads infections and increases antimicrobial resistance We need urgent action now!

Don’t know where to begin working on envir. Cleaning or with #cleaners? Start with these 12 actions to elevate the critical role #cleaners play in maintaining healthcare safety! #WHA74 #WASHinhealth bit.ly/3ufjItD