Lessons learnt from WASH First COVID-19 Response Project in Ethiopia Read more...
A much needed medical waste incinerator for safe disposal was commissioned for Ruteete Health Centre III in Kabarole District, Uganda. Read more...
A collaboration of experts has drawn up a new definition on menstrual health to advance advocacy and coherent action. Read more...
The deep divide between governmental health policies on menstrual hygiene and the reality on the ground during the pandemic. Read more...
Is hazardous medical waste sufficiently managed? Read more...
Material prepared by a team from the Ghana National Development Planning Commission and IRC Ghana Isaac Adita Principal Enrolled Nurse at Foe CHPS – now one of the most popular centres in the district for women to give birth Isaac Adita has been Principal Enrolled Nurse since 2016 - a time when the... Read more...
Vivian Kumah has been the lead nurse in charge of the community health planning and service centre at Gambia No 1 for about four and half years – and getting water had been a problem for almost the whole of that time. Read more...
Material prepared by a team from the Ghana National Development Planning Commission and IRC Ghana In March 2018 Janet Wilson was fetching water from the old well in Agravi village when a camera crew arrived and started filming. In the video posted online , she can be seen – a woman in her early 60s... Read more...
Smarter emergency measures against COVID-19 needed to ensure lasting solutions in service provision. Read more...
Reflections on developing a series of position papers which help to chart a path forward in Ethiopia. Read more...
This #GivingTuesday we give more information on the global status, what IRC does and could do. Read more...
White Ribbon Alliance aims for a 30% WASH access improvement at healthcare facilities in Chitipa, Zomba and Dowa, Malawi. Read more...
Guest blog by Kenyan menstrual hygiene management champion Daniel Karanja. Read more...
We joined hands with Amnesty International to raise awareness for global water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) challenges amongst 10 year olds. Read more...
During menstruation every woman wants to cuddle up in a warm blanket. However, women in certain rural areas in Nepal have to sleep in a cowshed during that period of the month. Read more...
My “little kid” excitement was sparked, when I participated in a session on WASH away from home. Read more...
Recommendations for national, state and district level government. Read more...
Last year our IRC colleague Marion bought a dream apartment on the sunny island of Majorca for herself and her daughter. At the moment, she is staying there to keep an eye on the renovation of her apartment. That's not going as well as she had expected. First there was a big leak and now she has... Read more...
The Federal Ministry of Health in Ethiopia has drawn up a sanitation subsidy protocol to address the sanitation needs of the poorest segment of the population Read more...
Video highlights the WASH in healthcare initiatives implemented in Kabarole District, Uganda in response to COVID-19, but built to last beyond the pandemic Read more...
