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The organization said, in a study prepared in conjunction with the United Nations Children’s Fund, “UNICEF”, and based on data from 165 countries, that the lack of these basic services in the centers exposes patients and their workers at risk of infection.
The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, indicated that “working in a health center without water, sanitation and hygiene is like sending nurses and doctors to work without personal protective equipment.”
He stressed that these elements are “fundamental to stop the expansion of the Crown, but there are still large gaps that must be overcome, especially in the most developed countries.”
Although health workers do not exceed 3% of the world’s population, “they constitute 14% of people with a crown, according to WHO figures.”
“Sending health workers and patients to facilities that do not have clean water, safe toilets or soap puts their lives at risk,” said Henrietta Fore, UNICEF Executive Director.
The study also found that “one health facility in 3 worldwide does not guarantee the ability to wash hands, while one in 10 does not have a sanitation system.”
As for the 47 least developed countries in the world, “the figures are getting worse, since half of their health centers do not have drinking water, a quarter lack water for hygiene and 3 out of 5 do not have sanitation services. “.
The World Health Organization and UNICEF made calculations that concluded that “providing basic water services in these health centers costs one dollar per person and 20 cents to maintain these facilities annually.”
