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Costs of Health Care Associated Infections from Inadequate Water and Sanitation in Health Care Facilities in Eastern and Southern Africa (English)

In Sub-Saharan Africa, health care facilities face critical challenges in water supply, sanitation, and hygiene services; health care waste management; and environmental cleanliness. With coverage below 50 percent, these deficiencies pose significant health risks to patients and health care workers, contributing to health care–associated infections. Meta-analyses and individual studies estimate rates of health care–associated infections in Sub-Saharan...
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  • 2024/02/21

  • Policy Research Working Paper

  • WPS10708

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  • World,

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  • 2024/02/21

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  • Costs of Health Care Associated Infections from Inadequate Water and Sanitation in Health Care Facilities in Eastern and Southern Africa

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Hutton,Guy; Chase,Claire; Kennedy-Walker,Ruth Jane.

Costs of Health Care Associated Infections from Inadequate Water and Sanitation in Health Care Facilities in Eastern and Southern Africa (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 10708; PLANET Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099428002212438578

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