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Ghana: When hospitals make you sick: What patients must know

Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Ghanaian Times
Published on 2026-09-03 06:49:00

A health facility should be a place of healing, but poor water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) conditions can expose patients, health workers and caregivers to preventable infections.

A new WHO/UNICEF report shows that globally, only four in 10 healthcare facilities met basic sanitation standards in 2025, while fewer than six in 10 met basic environmental cleaning standards covering areas such as patient rooms and wards, operating theatres, examination and treatment areas, and toilets.

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