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27August2025 Updates from WHO Headquarters Practicalguide for IPCnationalactionplansnowavailable! We’re excited to announce the release of theDevelopment andimplementation of national action plans for infection prevention andcontrol: practical guide. This step-by-step resource is designed tosupport countries in creating and strengthening their IPCnationalactionplans (NAPs). Packed with tools, resources and inspiring country stories, the guidehelpstoeffectivelyprioritize, cost, implement, monitor and evaluateIPC activities. Whether you're starting from scratch or refining an existing plan, theGTI guide offers a clear roadmap to success. Missed the launch?Watch the recordingof the 17 June launch event. Finally,join us16 Septemberfor ahalf-dayworkshopatICPIC 2025,where we will focus ontransforming IPC plans into action!This workshop will offer participants an opportunity tobecomemore familiar withtheGAPMF(Global action planand monitoring framework)to gather globalexperts’viewsonand engage in discussionaboutopportunities and challengeswith theimplementationof IPC strategies, and finally, tofocus specifically onplansforIPC training andeducation, including real-world examples of effective IPCeducation delivery. Visit theICPIC 2025siteto learn more and register for the workshop! WASH inhealth care facilities: 2025progress trackerlaunched On 29 July, WHO and UNICEF hosted a fast-paced, 30-minute webinar to unveil the2025 update oftheWASH inhealthcarefacilitiescountryprogresstracker—now covering107 countries. Thesession highlighted global progress, persistent gaps and the growing use of the tracker to driveaccountability and action.The tracker underpins global monitoring against the2023 United NationsGeneral Assemblyresolutionon WASH, waste and electricity in health care facilities. Updates from the WHO Health Emergencies (WHE) IPC & WASH team Our team hasbeen actively supporting countries in crisis, delivering timely andimpactful interventionsin: •Uganda–Sudanvirusdiseaseresponse Members of the WHE IPC & WASH team were deployed to Uganda to assist with the Sudanvirus disease outbreak. Thanks tocollaborative efforts, the outbreak was officially declaredover on25 April 2025. •Myanmar–Earthquakeemergencyresponse In the wake of the Myanmar earthquake, comprehensive technical support to strengthenWASH services and waste management in targeted health care facilities.Activitiesincluded: •Training frontline workers on IPC protocols•Distributing technical materials for WASH FIT implementation•Supporting water quality monitoring to curb waterborne disease outbreakspromoting mosquito-borne disease prevention strategies The WHE IPC & WASH team isalsopleased to announce that the following new resources are nowavailable. Technical resourcespublished by WHO: 2•How to make a soapy water cleaning solution•Infection prevention and control and water sanitation and hygiene in health facilities duringmpox disease outbreaks: rapid assessment tool, user guide•Clinical management and infection prevention and control for mpox: Living guideline•Strengthening hand hygiene practices in community settings and health-care facilities in thecontext of mpox: summary and call to action•Strategic actions for infection prevention and control and water, sanitation and hygieneduring mpox outbreak response•Strategic actions for infection prevention and control and water, sanitation and hygieneduring mpox outbreak response: executive summary•Assessment and management of health and care workers with possible occupationalexposures to Orthoebolavirus or Orthomarburgvirus External research publications: •From evidence to policy: WHO’s COVID-19 infection prevention and control guidelinedevelopment process.•Health and care workers' perceptions of PPE and physical distancing for COVID-19: Aqualitative evidence synthesis.•Factors influencing mask use and physical distancing for COVID-19: A qualitative evidencesynthesis.•Efficacy of Laundry Practices in Eliminating Mpox Virus From Fabrics.•Factors shaping cleaning and disinfection practices during the COVID-19 pandemic: Aqualitative evidence synthesis.•Guidance reconciliation and practice question prioritization for a World HealthOrganization's Ebola and Marburg Disease guideline. For more information, visit the Health EmergenciesIPC and WASHwebpage. PROGRESS: priorities for global research in maternal sepsis Linktothesurvey. Learn more about PROGRESS and WHO's work on maternal sepsishere:https://srhr.org/sepsis/progress-priorities-for-global-research-in-maternal-sepsis News fromourpartners From science to action: evidencelaunch fornew WHOguidelines onhandhygiene JointheLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicineon18 September (16:00–18:00 BST)forthe official launch of a special supplement inBMJ Global Health:The evidence to establish globalguidelines on hand hygiene in community settings. This hybrid event will unveil five systematic reviews commissioned byWHOto inform theupcomin