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907 Million Health Facilities Lack Water, WHO Reports

8/19/2026

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WHO and UNICEF reported 907 million health facilities lacked water, 936 million lacked sanitation, 652 million lacked basic hygiene in 2025.
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, one in three facilities have no water and about 70 % have limited supply during an Ebola outbreak.
WaterAid says the lack of water, sanitation and hygiene causes 36 sepsis deaths daily and a woman gives birth every two seconds without water in sub-Saharan Africa.

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WHO and UNICEF reported 907 million health facilities lacked water, 936 million lacked sanitation, 652 million lacked basic hygiene in 2025.
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, one in three facilities have no water and about 70 % have limited supply during an Ebola outbreak.
WaterAid says the lack of water, sanitation and hygiene causes 36 sepsis deaths daily and a woman gives birth every two seconds without water in sub-Saharan Africa.