One WASH: Integrated Public Health, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Cholera Elimination

One WASH promotes a common yet adaptable approach for Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies to establish large-scale, long-term and integrated public health and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) projects. This work aligns with the global strategy for cholera control ‘Ending Cholera: A Global Roadmap to 2030,’ developed by the Global Task Force for Cholera Control (GTFCC) and launched in 2017.

The roadmap lays out a long-term strategic response to cholera and has been adopted by the international community of global health actors, including the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). The integrated approach of One WASH aims, between now and 2030, to reach a minimum of 5.5 million vulnerable people in high-risk cholera countries – in turn contributing to the goal of the GTFCC Global Roadmap of reducing cholera deaths by 90% initially, and eventually the eradication of cholera.