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With a new United Nations resolution on water, sanitation, hygiene, electricity, and waste in healthcare facilities, it is time for a logical framing and consistent vocabulary

Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: On December 18, 2023, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly adopted resolution A/78/130, “Sustainable, safe and universal water, sanitation, hygiene, waste, and electricity services in health-care facilities,” which recognizes the importance of these services for the health and safety of patients and healthcare workers and aims to advance progress toward universal access. This resolution is an important advocacy tool for safe healthcare systems and facilities. It advances decades of guidelines and policies from the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and country governments.
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pstr.0000153
Authors: Darcy M. Anderson, Jamie Bartram, Lucy K. Tantum, Argaw Ambelu, Mary Eyram Ashinyo, Holystone Kafanikhale, Ryan Cronk
Institutions: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Leeds, Ethiopian Institute of Water Resources, Addis Ababa University, Ghana Health Service, Ministry of Health
Language: English
Subfield: Urban Studies
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,400
OpenAlex ID: W4406027550
FWCI: 7.521
Cites: 5
Cited by: 4
Related to: 10