On March 5, the Think Tank PACE organized a workshop at the Mbao Health District to present and validate the results of the assessments conducted as part of the deployment of the WASH FIT tool in the municipality of Diamaguène Sicap Mbao.

The meeting provided an opportunity to share and validate the findings from the diagnostics carried out in the pilot health facilities (Taïf, Fass Mbao, and Khadim Rassoul) with various stakeholders, including health authorities, the local authority, community representatives, and managers of the health facilities.

Through participatory discussions and group work, participants also contributed to the development of progressive improvement plans aimed at sustainably strengthening the quality of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in the targeted health facilities.

This process marks an important step in the transition from diagnosis to action, enabling local actors to take ownership of the results and jointly define priority interventions to improve the healthcare environment and ensure the safety of patients and health workers.

As a reminder, PACE is implementing this initiative in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene, the Municipality of Diamaguène Sicap Mbao, the Gates Foundation, the Reckitt Global Hygiene Institute, and the PROMISE Consortium, with the goal of contributing to the continuous improvement of the quality of health services, as well as infection prevention and control for the benefit of communities.