Hygiene: UN-Water GLAAS (Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water) Findings on National Policies, Plans, Targets and Finance | NLM

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Hygiene: UN-Water GLAAS (Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water) Findings on National Policies, Plans, Targets and Finance

06/01/2020 12:00 AM EDT

Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 6/2020. This 20-page report summarizes data collected by summarizes data collected by the Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS) initiative on how governments and external support agencies are supporting hygiene, including information on national policies, plans, targets, and finance. Main findings include that countries have national policies and plans for hygiene; however, they lack the financial and human resources to fully implement them, and household expenditures on hygiene are high compared to government expenditure. (PDF)