{
  "id": 1744634,
  "title": "6 In 10 Health Facilities Worldwide Fail To Meet Basic Sanitation Standards: WHO-UNICEF",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/6-in-10-health-facilities-worldwide-fail-to-meet-basic-sanitation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T16:11:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/6-in-10-health-facilities-worldwide-fail-to-meet-basic-sanitation-standards-who-unicef"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A recent report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) reveals that only 59% of health-care facilities worldwide meet basic sanitation standards, while fewer than 60% meet basic environmental cleaning standards. The report, titled Progress on Water, Sanitation, Hygiene, Environment Cleaning and Waste Management in Healthcare Facilities 2015-25, highlights significant gaps in water, sanitation, hygiene, environmental cleaning, and waste management across health-care facilities. Despite improvements in water services, hygiene, and waste management, critical issues persist in the areas of environmental cleaning and sanitation. The report emphasizes the need for integrated planning, financing, and monitoring of safe, high-quality care, with a particular focus on accessible toilets and menstrual hygiene facilities to protect women, girls, and people with disabilities.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}