Health Facilities Basic Water
Indicator Name
Indicator ID in PRIME
Definition
This indicator measures the proportion of health care facilities with access to at least a Basic Water service (as defined by WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene) out of the total number of health care facilities in the project area over a specified time period.
Basic Water in Health Care Facilities = Water is available from an improved source on the premises.
Note: Improved water sources are those that have the potential to deliver safe water by nature of their design and construction, and include: piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, rainwater, and packaged or delivered water.
Numerator
Number of health care facilities within the Save the Children program that have at least a Basic Water service
Denominator
Total number of health care facilities within the Save the Children program
Recommended Means of Verification
Annual health facility surveys using JMP recommended ‘core’ questions to facilitate monitoring of WASH targets can be accessed at https://washdata.org/report/jmp-2018-core-questions-monitoring-winhcf