Achieving basic rights in health-care facilities in low-income countries

 In The Lancet Global Health, Michael Chaitkin and colleagues1 modelled the cost of providing public health-care facilities in the 46 UN designated least-developed countries, with basic services. These services include basic water, sanitation, hygiene, and waste management services, which are Sustainable Development Goals and fundamental human rights. The total cost is estimated to be between US$6·5 and $9·6 billion from 2021 to 2030 in constant 2020 prices, including capital investment and recurrent costs.