JUPITERASC
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MUNDANE ASTROLOGY
6th House
DISEASE and its causes
Two years ago, the World Health Assembly’s 194 members unanimously agreed
to ensure universal access to water, sanitation, and hygiene
in all hospitals and other health facilities
– since then the pandemic has highlighted
just how vital these basic services are in controlling infection
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General
has described soap and water as akin to personal protective equipment
and
absolutely fundamental for stopping the spread of COVID-19.
Last December the WHO estimated that
to bring clean water, handwashing facilities and decent toilets
to the health care centres in the poorest countries would cost just $3.6billion
– which equates to around an hour and a half’s worth
of what the whole world’s spent in a year on the Covid-19 response.
Ahead of the World Health Assembly
WaterAid have been speaking to health workers, patients and families
about the challenges of keeping themselves and patients safe
without soap and water to wash your hands
or somewhere decent to go to the toilet.
Dr. Chandrashekhar Prasad
Deputy Superintendent of Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital in Gaya, Bihar, in India
which is being hit hard by a surge in COVID-19 cases said:
“...There is an overall lack of sanitisation across the hospital
with no cleaning of wards and inadequate measures to dispose of bio-medical waste.
As a result, a few sanitation workers tested positive for Covid-19 recently.
Basic handwashing stations are missing at the vaccination and testing facilities
and patients are not displaying essential Covid-19 appropriate behaviours....”
Nurse, Lalmani Devi, who also works at the hospital, added:
“...There are very few functional toilets in the hospital premises.
The rest are either broken or lying in a state of disrepair.
The handwashing stations do not have any provision for liquid soap or sanitisers either....”
Water Aid is calling for global leaders to prioritise basic hygiene for health care facilities
as part of COVID-19 pandemic recovery plans.
.
6th House
DISEASE and its causes
Two years ago, the World Health Assembly’s 194 members unanimously agreed
to ensure universal access to water, sanitation, and hygiene
in all hospitals and other health facilities
– since then the pandemic has highlighted
just how vital these basic services are in controlling infection
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General
has described soap and water as akin to personal protective equipment
and
absolutely fundamental for stopping the spread of COVID-19.
Last December the WHO estimated that
to bring clean water, handwashing facilities and decent toilets
to the health care centres in the poorest countries would cost just $3.6billion
– which equates to around an hour and a half’s worth
of what the whole world’s spent in a year on the Covid-19 response.
Ahead of the World Health Assembly
WaterAid have been speaking to health workers, patients and families
about the challenges of keeping themselves and patients safe
without soap and water to wash your hands
or somewhere decent to go to the toilet.
Dr. Chandrashekhar Prasad
Deputy Superintendent of Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital in Gaya, Bihar, in India
which is being hit hard by a surge in COVID-19 cases said:
“...There is an overall lack of sanitisation across the hospital
with no cleaning of wards and inadequate measures to dispose of bio-medical waste.
As a result, a few sanitation workers tested positive for Covid-19 recently.
Basic handwashing stations are missing at the vaccination and testing facilities
and patients are not displaying essential Covid-19 appropriate behaviours....”
Nurse, Lalmani Devi, who also works at the hospital, added:
“...There are very few functional toilets in the hospital premises.
The rest are either broken or lying in a state of disrepair.
The handwashing stations do not have any provision for liquid soap or sanitisers either....”
Water Aid is calling for global leaders to prioritise basic hygiene for health care facilities
as part of COVID-19 pandemic recovery plans.
.