One in four healthcare facilities around the world lack basic water services, therefore, aiding the spread of infections and antimicrobial resistance, the World Health Organisation has said.
A press statement released by WHO on Wednesday based on the report found that one in five health care facilities has no sanitation service, impacting 1.5 billion people. A 2016 report titled, ‘Water, sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities: status in low and middle-income countries and way forward’, by WHO shows that 38 per cent of Nigerian health facilities do not have water source, 19 do not have improved sanitation, and 35 per cent do not have water and soap for hand-washing.
Mrs Saraki who was quoting a WHO report said a WaterAid survey in the country also revealed that half of the primary health facilities do not have handwashing facilities in delivery rooms. UNICEF Executive Director, Henrietta Fore, said ”when a baby is born in a health facility without adequate water, sanitation, and hygiene, the risk of infection and death for both the mother and the baby is high”.
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