KABUL (Pajhwok): Two in five schools around the globe lacked basic handwashing facilities prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, UNICEF and WHO said on Thursday.
The Joint Monitory Programme (JMP) of WHO and UNICEF revealed 43 percent of schools across the world lacked access to basic handwashing with soap and water in 2019.
Henrietta Fore, UNICEF executive director said: “Global school closures since the onset of the pandemic have presented an unprecedented challenge to children’s









