Written question asked by Matthew Offord (Conservative) on Tuesday, 25 April 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 27 April 2023. It was answered by Andrew Mitchell (Conservative) on Thursday, 4 May 2023 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Development Aid: Water

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, in which countries the UK is playing an active role in promoting water, sanitation, and hygiene infrastructure as part of a functional healthcare system.

Answer: The FCDO recognises the importance of ensuring that all healthcare facilities have reliable water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services. We support this goal through our membership of the WASH In Healthcare Facilities International Taskforce, and we push forward this agenda through our programmes including a hand-hygiene partnership with Unilever. We also support WASH in health facilities in Malawi through the 'Our Health' programme and in Nepal through the Resilient WASH and Emergency Preparedness Programme.

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