WaterAid’s four-year advocacy priority (2015-2019) focused on improving the health and nutrition of newborn babies and children. We are doing this by advocating for access to water, sanitation, and hygiene promotion to be integrated into health policy and delivery locally, nationally and internationally.

We are working with healthcare professionals and decision makers to act on evidence of the immense benefits of WASH for health (in health facilities and at home), and advocating for new and existing child health and nutrition policies and programmes to include and deliver WASH within a strengthened health system – without which,
improved health outcomes for children are not sustainable.

We are working closely with ministries including health, finance and education, healthcare professionals and associations, academics, global networks, civil society, community workers and groups on the frontline of efforts to improve health.

With our health and WASH sector allies we are identifying key child health strategies, plans, programmes and initiatives to advocate for the inclusion, delivery and financing of WASH interventions. We are also holding governments to account for commitments made to improving child health outcomes, and highlighting the importance of increased and sustainable WASH services in doing this.

At the same time, we are engaging in programme work that demonstrates integrated or coordinated WASH and health approaches. Examples of such work includes assessing and responding to WASH needs of health centres and working with health extension programmes to deliver community-based hygiene promotion. This work
helps us define and strengthen our advocacy actions.

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