A WHO-UNICEF report has revealed major gaps in healthcare sanitation worldwide, with only 40% of facilities meeting basic sanitation standards in 2025. While 85% had basic water services, only 59% met environmental cleaning standards. The report warned that poor WASH facilities increase infection risks and affect safe healthcare delivery.
Only four in 10 health-care facilities worldwide met basic sanitation standards in 2025, while fewer than six in 10 met basic environmental cleaning standards, according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) report released on Tuesday.
The report highlighted major gaps in water, sanitation, hygiene, environmental cleaning and waste management across health-care facilities, including patient rooms, wards, operating theatres, examination and treatment areas, and toilets.
Titled Progress on Water, Sanitation, Hygiene, Environment Cleaning and Waste Management in Healthcare Facilities 2015-25, the report was released through the WHO-UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (JMP). For the first time, global estimates are available for all five basic service areas, including sanitation and environmental cleaning.
Sanitation Remains a Major Gap
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