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Water, sanitation and hygiene
Kyrgyzstan moving forward in making proper sanitation and hygiene a norm
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Batken schools used as shelters benefit from renovated water and sanitation facilities with UNICEF support
BISHKEK/BATKEN, 2, 6, May 2023, – UNICEF Representative and the Mayor’s Office of Batken paid a joint visit to five educational institutions, where water and sanitation facilities have been renovated. More than 6,700 children and adolescents benefited from these improvements in Bokonbaev school, Umarov school and ...
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UNICEF Equips 100 Computer Classrooms and Provides Hygiene and Sanitary Supplies to Schools in Kyrgyzstan to Prevent Further Impact of COVID-19
BISHKEK, 1 September 2022, – Today, during the annual “Welcome to School” event at school #88 named after K. Bobulov, Mr Ulanbek Mambetakunov, the Deputy Minister of Education and Science, Mr Shigeki Maeda, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan, and Mr Tomoya Sonoda, acting UNICEF Deputy Representa...
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UNICEF gives over 13 million KGS worth of water, sanitation and hygiene supplies to the Ministry of Health of Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK, 25 February 2022 –, UNICEF is giving over 13 million KGS worth of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) supplies to the Ministry of Health for use in 14 clinical, children and maternity hospitals. The WASH supplies include 30 automatic washing machines, 434 professional cleaning carts and over 17,000 clean...
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Response to COVID-19 in Kyrgyzstan
Resources, COVID-19 pandemic reached Kyrgyzstan in March 2020. UNICEF immediately activated emergency response. As part of the UN-wide response to COVID-19 pandemic in Kyrgyzstan, jointly with other international partners, UNICEF led support efforts in the Education, WASH and Child Protection sectors, with a focus...
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Analysis of Health care organizations’ expenditure on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene systems
Diseases caused by poor water supply and poor sanitation put a heavy burden on the health care and education systems. Safe water, hand-washing means in good order, latrines, and hygiene are especially important for improving treatment outcomes in maternal, newborn and child health. Water, sanitation and hygiene (W...
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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): What parents should know
What is COVID-19?, COVID-19 is a disease caused by a new strain of coronavirus. ‘CO’ stands for corona, ‘VI’ for virus, and ‘D’ for disease. Formerly, this disease was referred to as ‘2019 novel coronavirus’ or ‘2019-nCoV.’ The COVID-19 virus is a new virus linked to the same family of viruses as Severe Acute Resp...
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UNICEF hands over 1,000 Family Hygiene Kits to support emergency preparedness in Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK, 4 March 2020 –, UNICEF in Kyrgyzstan has handed over 1,000 Family Hygiene Kits and 42 mobile phones to the National Red Crescent Society in Kyrgyzstan. In case of an emergency, these kits could be distributed to cover the immediate water, hygiene and other needs of up to 5,000 people (1,000 households), ...
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1 in 4 health care facilities lacks basic water services – UNICEF, WHO
3 APRIL 2019| GENEVA | NEW YORK – One in four health care facilities around the world lacks basic water services, impacting over 2 billion people, according to a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (JMP). The WHO/UNICEF J...
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Field Guide: The Three Star Approach for WASH in Schools
The Three Star Approach for WASH in Schools is designed to improve the effectiveness of hygiene behaviour change programmes for children and complements UNICEF’s broader child-friendly schools initiative and GIZ’s ‘Fit for School’ approach, which promote safe, healthy and protective learning environments.
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Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Schoolchildren in Emergencies
This guidebook is the result of a collaborative process involving many staff from different UNICEF country offices, regional offices and headquarters in New York. Facilitated by Murat Sahin, WASH in Schools, New York, the following people and their colleagues have contributed their ideas and time: Emily Bamford (N...
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Water, sanitation and hygiene
The challenge, According to the 2023 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, around 4 per cent of the population lacks access to safe drinking water, relying instead on hazardous open water reservoirs. Access to basic drinking water services is a little better in urban settings compared to rural areas (100% vs 94%). Th...