**5. Conclusions**

Based on the findings of this assessment, we could identify health facilities that fully met the targets and those that partially met or did not meet the targets. A wide range of performance was noted, and clear differences between facilities in meeting the targets were observed. Thus, healthcare policy makers are urged to develop WASH and IPC national policies and guidelines that set targets for all public and private healthcare facilities in the country. It is essential that healthcare providers in Jordan translate local and national IPC policies into their daily and regular practice. However, IPC policies should be enforced during the COVID-19 pandemic to control the spread of the virus. Developing and implementing a national IPC Action Plan (2021–2024) will assist the integration of IPC practices into the Jordanian healthcare system, which also identify, amend, and correct non-compliance practices with IPC standards. The action plan should be supervised by a national IPC unit, affiliated with, or as part of, the Ministry of Health.

Furthermore, stakeholders and policy makers are urged to institute a quality surveillance system through which standard precautions and transmission-based precautions can be implemented. This surveillance system assists healthcare facilities across Jordan to manage infections through early detection of patients with infectious diseases, immediate implementation of containment measures including the use of PPE and isolation; and measures required to control the spread of COVID-19.

The implementation of the surveillance system and WASH/IPC standards are possible only through capacity building with proper training that is carried out, based on international recommendations, like the WHO recommended procedures for PPE and WASH, for example.

Digital health solutions to enhance healthcare providers'skills and knowledge on WASH and IPC policies could be promising during the COVID-19 pandemic. Such digital health solutions can be designed to train healthcare providers to demonstrate evidence-based practices of infection control and to promote hygiene messages among patients to protect themselves and their families. However, the optimum benefits of precautionary measures and the sustainability of WASH and IPC targets are not achieved without the serious commitments from leaders and managers from all levels (national, provincial, and organizational). Skilful health management is necessary to officially mandate WASH and IPC practices and to provide and maintain necessary human and financial resources to conduct IPC activities. Moreover, medical leadership are expected to show tangible support and act as role models to drive a patient-safety culture, supporting WASH and IPC and all relevant subsequent actions. *Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) and Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)… DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.99523*
