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Geneva: Around one in four people lacked safely managed drinking water in their homes in 2020 and nearly half the worlds population lacked safely managed sanitation, said a joint report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday (July 1). COVID-19 has highlighted the urgent need to ensure everyone can access good hand hygiene. At the onset of the pandemic, 3 in 10 people worldwide could not wash their hands with soap and water within their homes, the report added.
Handwashing is one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases, yet millions of people across the world lack access to a reliable, safe supply of water, said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
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UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore added that even before the pandemic, millions of children and families were suffering without clean water, safe sanitation, and a place to wash their hands. According to the report, between 2016 and 2020, the global population with safely managed drinking water at home rose from 70 per cent to 74 per cent; safely managed sanitation services grew from 47 per cent to 54 per cent; and handwashing facilities with soap and water increased from 67 per cent to 71 per cent. It is not enough despite the progress, said the report, noting that Sub-Saharan Africa is experiencing the slowest rate of progress in the world.Highlighting an urgent need for investment, the report warned that billions of people across the world will be unable to access safely managed household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene services in 2030 unless the rate of progress quadruples.
Investment in water, sanitation and hygiene must be a global priority if we are to end this pandemic and build more resilient health systems, said the WHO chief.
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NDTV DettolBanega Swasth Indiacampaign is an extension of the five-year-old BanegaSwachh India initiative helmed by Campaign AmbassadorAmitabh Bachchan. Itaims to spread awareness about critical health issues facing the country.In wake of the currentCOVID-19 pandemic, the need for WASH (Water,SanitationandHygiene) is reaffirmed as handwashing is one of the ways to prevent Coronavirus infection and other diseases.The campaign highlights the importance of nutrition and healthcare for women and children to preventmaternal and child mortality,fightmalnutrition, stunting, wasting, anaemia and disease prevention throughvaccines. Importance of programmes likePublic Distribution System (PDS), Mid-day Meal Scheme, POSHAN Abhiyanand the role ofAganwadis and ASHA workersare also covered. Only a Swachh or clean India wheretoiletsare used andopen defecation free (ODF)status achieved as part of theSwachh Bharat Abhiyanlaunched byPrime Minister Narendra Modiin 2014, can eradicate diseases like diahorrea and become a Swasth or healthy India. The campaign will continue to cover issues likeair pollution,waste management,plastic ban,manual scavengingand sanitation workersandmenstrual hygiene.
18,30,78,286Cases
5,88,21,306Active
12,02,93,091Recovered
39,63,889Deaths
Coronavirus has spread to 194 countries. The total confirmed cases worldwide are 18,30,78,286 and 39,63,889 have died; 5,88,21,306 are active cases and 12,02,93,091 have recovered as on July 3, 2021 at 3:55 am.
3,05,02,362 44,111Cases
4,95,53314,104Active
2,96,05,779 57,477Recovered
4,01,050 738Deaths
In India, there are 3,05,02,362 confirmed cases including 4,01,050 deaths. The number of active cases is 4,95,533 and 2,96,05,779 have recovered as on July 3, 2021 at 2:30 am.
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1,20,079 212
58,36,920 8,385
1,22,353 156
29,49,128 12,095
1,04,229 1,706
28,31,394 10,243
13,505 146
28,49,997 2,984
53,894 11,441
27,60,881 14,337
35,222 88
24,88,407 4,230
36,707 819
24,18,882 4,952
32,818 97
18,96,818 3,464
37,323 855
18,46,716 4,284
12,779 35
17,06,384 116
2,560 127
16,81,208 228
22,616 15
15,02,706 1,422
19,729 441
14,65,219 1,840
17,758 23
14,34,374 93
1,041 316
14,08,350 407
24,983 2
9,95,195 305
5,620 167
9,76,125 467
13,450 5
9,52,573 76
1,312 90
9,42,331 159
8,930 7
9,16,109 3,222
27,738 89
8,84,262 3,265
4,109 46
8,23,687 80
2,644 150
8,10,979 228
10,064 2
7,89,887 43
514 19
7,80,384 54
8,989 8
7,68,800 76
1,293 87
7,58,046 148
9,461 15
7,22,282 181
1,693 23
7,10,995 202
9,594 2
6,25,237 858
12,726 326
6,08,833 1,175
3,678 9
5,96,094 195
2,752 209
5,77,256 390
16,086 14
5,13,606 2,453
25,261 476
4,83,741 2,902
4,604 27
3,45,794 88
831 23
3,39,850 111
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3,40,488 109
1,864 102
3,31,297 208
7,327 3
3,16,291 331
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