WASH and health working together: a ‘how-to’ guide for neglected tropical disease programmes, second edition
10 February 2023
This toolkit provides step-by-step guidance to NTD programme managers and partners on how to engage and work collaboratively with the WASH community to improve delivery of water, sanitation and hygiene services to underserved population affected by many neglected tropical diseases. The toolkit draws on tools and practices used in the delivery of coordinated and integrated programmes for control, elimination and eradication of NTDs. This second edition include revisions and new tools based on experiences of using the toolkit in more than 20 countries.
Core tools annexes and supplementary tools can be downloaded here:
Core tool annexes
Supplementary tools:
Step 3. Analysis of the situation
- WASH-NTD partner form
- WASH-NTD situation analysis findings presentation template
- Information and examples on data merge
- WASH and NTDs decision matrix instructions
- Instructions for using ESPEN Portal data
Step 4. Planning and programme design
- Problem-analysis approaches
- Planning for elimination
- Improving coordination in low-resource settings
- Budgeting for joint WASH and NTD programmes
Step 5. Implementing and monitoring
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