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Tedros Adhanom 7h
Universal health coverage is essential for reducing noncommunicable diseases
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WHO 11h
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600 million people share a toilet 🚽 or latrine with other households 💧
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WHO 12h
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159 million people still drink untreated water from surface water sources, such as streams or lakes 💧
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WHO 13h
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263 million people have to spend over 30 minutes ⏱ per trip collecting water from sources outside their home
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WHO 14h
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Lack of soap & water for handwashing puts the health of all people – especially young children– at risk for diseases, such as diarrhoea
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WHO 15h
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Many homes, healthcare facilities and schools still lack soap and water for handwashing 💧
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WHO 16h
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6 in 10 people worldwide, or 4.5 billion, lack safely managed 💧
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UNICEF Aug 27
How far would you walk to find clean drinking water? 💧
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WHO Aug 29
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Safe water 🥤, sanitation 🚽and hygiene are some of the most basic requirements for human health 💧
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WHO Aug 29
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Safe water, sanitation and hygiene at home should not be a privilege of only those who are rich or live in urban centres—
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WHO 10h
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Worldwide, 892 million people –mostly in rural areas– defecate 💩 in the open 💧
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WHO 11h
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600 million people share a toilet 🚽 or latrine with other households 💧
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Tedros Adhanom Aug 28
Ending and fighting the spread of demand the same urgency as a response to a sudden outbreak.
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WHO 12h
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159 million people still drink untreated water from surface water sources, such as streams or lakes 💧
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WHO 13h
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263 million people have to spend over 30 minutes ⏱ per trip collecting water from sources outside their home
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WHO 14h
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Lack of soap & water for handwashing puts the health of all people – especially young children– at risk for diseases, such as diarrhoea
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WHO 15h
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Many homes, healthcare facilities and schools still lack soap and water for handwashing 💧
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WHO 16h
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6 in 10 people worldwide, or 4.5 billion, lack safely managed 💧
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WHO Yemen Aug 29
Around 16M people –equivalent to the populations of London & New York combined– have no access to clean water & sanitation in
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Tedros Adhanom Aug 28
We need to help countries strengthen to progress towards universal health coverage
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