May 25, 2024, at 10:01 pm
Improving and expanding existing methods to prevent infections, such as hand hygiene, regular cleaning and sterilisation of equipment in healthcare facilities, availability of safe drinking water, effective sanitation and use of paediatric vaccines, could prevent over 750,000 deaths associated with AMR every year in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), estimates a new modelling analysis as part of a new four paper Series published in The Lancet.
Jun 30, 2023, at 02:15 pm
Geneva: Half of the world’s population still does not have adequate access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) which could have prevented at least 1.4 million deaths and 74 million disability-adjusted life years in 2019, according to the latest report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and an accompanying article published in The Lancet.
UN Water Conference: More investment crucial to access water, sanitation, hygiene for all
Mar 24, 2023, at 07:02 pm
New York: Marking the most significant global conference on water in five decades, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) called on all nations to invest in better access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) for all.
Ensure safe and hygienic sanitation for all, UN urges, marking World Toilet Day
Nov 20, 2020, at 03:15 pm
New York: The UN is marking World Toilet Day on Thursday, in a bid to reinforce the need for equal access to sanitation for all. More than a quarter of the global population lack basic facilities, and more than three billion people live in homes without basic hand washing facilities, soap and water.