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Global progress report on water, sanitation and hygiene in health-care facilities

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A doctor washing his hands with soap and running water in the Tegalrejo Community Health Centre in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
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Highlights

This report provides a comprehensive summary of global progress on improving water, sanitation, hygiene, waste management and environmental cleaning (WASH) in health-care facilities and is intended to stimulate solution-driven country and partner actions to further address major gaps. It illustrates how stakeholders in the WASH and health sectors are increasingly working together in specific countries, with the ultimate aim of delivering safe, quality essential health services.


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