Health Facilities Basic Sanitation

Indicator Name % of supported health facilities with access to a basic sanitation service
Indicator ID in PRIME IN00041511

Definition

Definition

This indicator measures the proportion of health care facilities with access to at least a Basic Sanitation service (as defined by the 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 Sanitation in Health Care Facilities = Improved sanitation facilities are usable with at least one toilet dedicated for staff, at least one sex-separated toilet with menstrual hygiene facilities, and at least one toilet accessible for people with limited mobility.
Note: Improved sanitation facilities are those designed to hygienically separate excreta from human contact, and include: flush/pour flush to piped sewer system, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.

Numerator

Number of health care facilities within the Save the Children program that have at least a Basic Sanitation 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

Indicator Attributes

Indicator Prioritisation Global Indicator
Level of Indicator Outcome
Indicator Context Type Quantitative
Theme Health & Nutrition
Sub Theme WASH
Context Development

Measurement Guidance 

Frequency of Data Collection Annually
Unit of Measure Facility
Data Format Percent
Direction of Desired Change Increasing
Number of Decimal Points Zero
Nature Cumulative
Recommended Disaggregations Settlement
This guidance was prepared by Sheetal Rahi Lookhar ©
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