As schools worldwide struggle with reopening,the latest data from the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) reveal that 43 per cent of schools around the world lacked access to basic handwashing with soap and water in 2019 – a key condition for schools to be able to operate safely in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the report, around 818 million children lack basic handwashing facilities at their schools, which puts them at increased risk of COVID-19 and other transmittable diseases. More than one third of these children (295 million) are from sub-Saharan Africa. In the least developed countries, 7 out of 10 schools lack basic handwashing facilities and half of schools lack basic sanitation and water services.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/progress-drinking-water-sanitation-and-hygiene-schools-special-focus-covid-19
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Progress-on-drinking-water-sanitation-and-hygiene-in-schools-Special-focus-on-COVID-19.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/unicef
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/who
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coronavirus
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/children
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/education
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drinking-water
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sanitation
