Essential services for quality care: Water, sanitation, hygiene, health care waste and electricity services in health care facilities

This report provides the latest progress in ensuring universal access to water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH), waste and electricity services in health care facilities. It serves as the basis for reporting back on the 2023 United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution on WASH, waste and electricity in health care facilities. This document highlights high-need countries that have demonstrated a readiness to scale up implementation (e.g., put in place national standards, roadmaps and monitoring); provides insights to improve WASH, waste and electricity in health care facilities; and presents recommendations on what needs to happen to achieve universal services and address inequities.