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29 RESEARCH PROGRAM. UNDER ITS RESEARCH PROGRAM INITIATIVE: EAU MADE PROGRESS DURING TAX YEAR 2021. EXAMPLE 1: GIVEN THE ROLE OF FADA N'GOURMA (BURKINA FASO) AS A REGIONAL ECONOMIC HUB AND ITS LARGE IDP POPULATION, THERE WAS A CRITICAL NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT WASH AND IPC CAPACITIES OF THE HEALTH CENTERS OF FADA NGOURMA. IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY AREAS REQUIRING SUPPORT, INITIATIVE: EAU CONDUCTED PERIODIC DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTS OF WASH AND IPC CAPACITIES IN THE SIX PUBLIC HEALTH CENTERS IN FADA N'GOURMA. SPECIFICALLY, INITIATIVE: EAU 1) ADMINISTERED A HEALTH CENTER WASH AND IPC CAPACITY SURVEY, DEVELOPED BY UNICEF, TO THE DIRECTORS OF EACH HEALTH CENTER, 2) ANALYZED SURVEY DATA TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL INTERVENTION OPPORTUNITIES, AND 3) PREPARED A FINAL REPORT PRESENTING RESULTS AND RECOMMENDING A SET OF PRIORITY INTERVENTIONS DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN WASH AND IPC CAPACITIES. BASED ON OUR FINDINGS, INITIATIVE: EAU IDENTIFIED A NUMBER OF CRITICAL GAPS FOR INTERVENTION, INCLUDING: 1) INSUFFICIENT WATER ACCESS AND STORAGE CAPACITY IN SEVERAL HEALTH CENTERS, 2) INADEQUATE PROCEDURES AND AGING INFRASTRUCTURE PREVENTING PROPER EXCRETA MANAGEMENT, AND 3) SHORTCOMINGS IN PROCEDURES, EQUIPMENT, AND SKILLS FOR ADEQUATE ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE, SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT, AND INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL.