WHO training package on environmental cleaning: evaluation methodology guide

Overview

This guide provides a framework for evaluating the WHO training package, Environmental cleaning and infection prevention and control in health-care facilities in low- and middle-income countries. This training package was designed to improve the competencies of healthcare facility cleaners through a practical, adult-learning approach.  

By focusing on both process and impact evaluation, this guide aims to provide robust and actionable insights for future implementations and adaptations of the training package. Key considerations include examining the delivery of the intervention, assessing its final outcomes and effects, and utilizing mixed methods (qualitative, quantitative, and microbiological) to capture the multifaceted nature of the training package as a complex intervention.

The intended audience for this guide is primarily those tasked with designing and delivering a process and/or impact evaluation, whether in the context of a research study or a type of programme audit.