WASH

WASH consists of water, sanitation, and hygiene, with photos from top left: A woman pumps water from a handpump in her village in Sindh, Pakistan; a girl collects clean water from a communal water supply in Kawempe, Uganda; school toilets at an elementary school in Boquete, Panama; a simple handwashing setup for when there is no running water, shown in Omaruru, Namibia.

WASH (or Watsan, WaSH) is a sector focused on providing water, sanitation and hygiene services. It aims to achieve public health gains, uphold the human right to water and sanitation, reduce the burden of collecting drinking water and improve health and education outcomes. Access to WASH services is critical for sustainable development and is integral to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6), which targets equitable access to water and sanitation for all. Services provided by WASH are useful for development in areas without proper sanitation services ^{[1] [2] [3]}