Hospital Infections Cost Africa $8.4 Billion a Year, Study Shows

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Hospital Infections Cost Africa $8.4 Billion a Year, Study Shows
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Treating infections acquired in hospitals and clinics is costing sub-Saharan Africa as much as $8.4 billion a year and hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths, according to research by WaterAid and the World Bank.

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