Presentation - Practical steps to achieve universal access to water, sanitation, and hygiene in health care facilities

PAHO LEADERS SYMPOSIUM

The challenge: WASH in health care facilities, globally

• 1 in 4 lack basic water
• 1 in 10 have no sanitation
• 1 in 3 lack hand hygiene at point of care
• 1 in 3 lack systems to segregate waste
• Services drop by 50% in least developed countries

Presentation by Ms. Margaret Montgomery, WHO and Mr. Alban Nouvellon, UNICEF.