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03/09/22 05:56 AM IST

Progress on WASH in health care facilities 2000-2021

In News 
  • UNICEF and WHO released this report to see progress on WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) and linkages between WASH and infection prevention and control (IPC).
Major Findings 
  • Nearly 4 bn people are at risk since over 50% of health facilities in the world lack basic hygiene services.
  • Achieving universal access to WASH in health care facilities requires political will and strong leadership at both national and facility levels
  • Achieving it is highly cost-effective and would yield substantial health benefits.
  • Universal basic WASH services could be achieved in 46 least developed countries (LDCs) by 2030 for less than US$10 billion.
WHO WASH Strategy 
  • The WHO WASH Strategy has been developed in response to Member State Resolution WHA64.4 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
  • WHO WASH Strategy also takes on board the need for progressive realization of the human rights to safe drinking-water and sanitation, adopted by the UN General Assembly in July 2010.
  • The 2025 end date of the WASH Strategy is proposed to allow both a reasonably manageable forward-looking time period as well as time to adopt a new WHO strategy in 2025 to enable course corrections in the final five-year period of the SDGs.
About WHO 
  • World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations’ specialized agency for Health was founded in 1948.
  • Its headquarters are situated in Geneva, Switzerland.
  • There are 194 Member States, 150 country offices, six regional offices.
  • It is an inter-governmental organization and works in collaboration with its member states usually through the Ministries of Health.
  • The WHO provides leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.
  • It began functioning on April 7, 1948 – a date now being celebrated every year as World Health Day.
Source- Indian Express 

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