Editorial: Can we afford to overlook hand hygiene again?

L'accès à l'eau potable et fiable et à l'assainissement, Objectif 7 du Millénaire pour le Développement, cible 7c, est essentiel pour la santé et le bien‐être et est reconnu comme un droit humain. L'hygiène offre de nombreux avantages pour la santé, liés à l'eau et à l'assainissement et pourtant elle est encore absente des Objectifs du Millénaire pour le Développement. En 2013, l'Assemblée Générale des Nations Unies se réunira pour convenir des objectifs et cibles de développement durable postérieurs à 2015. La santé ne devrait pas être mise à l’écart de ce processus.

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