NEWS

National WASH Conclave-2022 was organized recently

DETAILS

WHO ORGANIZED – National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR)

COLLOBARATIONS – Ministry of Jal Shakti, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, UNICEF, WaterAid and other development partners

THEME – “WASH Forward: Advancing Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Panchayats”

CONCLAVE OBJECTIVES

Bringing Government and WASH sector players on a platform to:

• Deliberate on sector approaches and strategies for improved and sustainable WASH services by Panchayats
• Facilitate learning and sharing of best practices of various WASH programs for scaling up
• Discuss and agree on ‘Call for Action’ for advancing WASH in Panchayats by all sector players

WASH

FULL FORM – Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

AIM – Provide safe drinking water, proper sanitation facilities and a hygienic environment and livelihood to its people

BY – World Health Organization

OBJECTIVES

• Improving the quality of drinking water to reduce the risk of human health
• Monitor healthcare facilities is another important aim of WASH
• Improving the safety of sanitation and wastewater management
• Monitor the data presented by the Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS)
• Coordinate with multi-sectoral partners, lead or engage with global and regional platforms, and advocate for WASH
• Integration of WASH with health and other programmes such as AMR, cholera, climate change, emergencies, IPC, NTDs, nutrition, UHC, water security to increase synergies and impacts