{
  "id": 1674532,
  "title": "Only 40% of world's health facilities meet basic sanitation standards: UN",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/only-40-of-worlds-health-facilities-meet-basic-sanitation-standards-un",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-18T08:12:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-world-health-facilities-basic-sanitation.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Only four in 10 health care facilities worldwide meet basic sanitation standards for accessible and usable toilets, the United Nations said Tuesday, while 11% have no sanitation services at all.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}