In at least 47 of the world’s least-developed countries, half of health care clinics lack basic water services.
With the absence of adequate environmental services and sanitation, the impact of health care waste during the pandemic has been devastating, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO).
Dr Maria Neira, Director, Environment, Climate Change and Health, WHO, said in a statement that “COVID-19 has forced the world to reckon with the gaps and neglected aspects of the waste stream and how we produce, use and discard of our health care resources, from cradle to grave.”
