First Global Assessment of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
- On 3rd April, 2019, the first comprehensive global assessment of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in healthcare facilities by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (JMP) was released.
Highlights
- The report highlights that each year 17 million women in least developed countries give birth in centres with inadequate facilities for water, sanitation and hygiene.
- One in four healthcare facilities in the world lacks basic water services and one in every five has no sanitation service.
- There is not any facility for hand hygiene and safe segregation and disposal of healthcare waste in ....
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