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Understanding Poverty
BRIEF APRIL 6, 2020
WASH (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene) and COVID-19

With support from the World Bank-financed Sustainable Rural and Small Towns Water and Sanitation Project, the Regional Water Supply and Sanitation Office (OREPA) in Haiti launched a large-scale public awareness campaign, which promoted good handwashing behavior, hygiene, physical distancing, and the use of face masks using posters, videos, social media messages, radio announcements, and recordings broadcasted from cars and motorbikes.Special thanks to our volunteers who helped produce this animation to raise awareness around protection again COVID-19 in Haiti and other countries around the world.

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Priority Areas WASH Interventions for EffectiveCOVID-19 Pandemic Response Country Examples Resources
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Safely managed water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services are an essential part of preventing and protecting human health during infectious disease outbreaks, including the current COVID-19 pandemic. One of the most cost-effective strategies for increasing pandemic preparedness, especially in resource-constrained settings, is investing in core public health infrastructure, including water and sanitation systems. Good WASH and waste management practices, that are consistently applied, serve as barriers to human-to-human transmission of the COVID-19 virus in homes, communities, health care facilities, schools, and other public spaces.

Safely managed WASH services are also critical during the recovery phase of a disease outbreak to mitigate secondary impacts on community livelihoods and wellbeing. These secondary impacts—which could include disruptions to supply chains, inability to pay bills, or panic-buying—have negative impacts on the continuity and quality of water and sanitation services, the ability of affected households to access and pay for WASH services and products (for instance, so