The training, virtual and free of charge, will be given in three sessions and will deal with the WASH-FIT waste tool. The activity is organized by PAHO and the Government of Canada.
Washington, D.C., May 19, 2025 – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Government of Canada are convening a 500-place training course on the WASH FIT-Waste tool, a comprehensive guide developed by PAHO to ensure access to safe water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH), and infection prevention and control (IPC) measures. especially in contexts of emergencies and disasters.
The proposed activity is aimed at strengthening the technical capacities of the personnel of health centers and government entities in the use and implementation of the aforementioned tool.
The 15-hour training course will be held virtually in three sessions (June 4, July 3 and August 7), with simultaneous translation into Spanish and English, and under free registration.
In the three virtual sessions proposed, a practical training space will be generated in which participants can understand, apply and adapt the key components of WASH FIT-Waste to the reality of their health facilities.
The course combines normative and technical content with simulation exercises and case analysis, including a special emphasis on the safe management of hospital waste, one of the most urgent and cross-cutting challenges in the Region.
