John Simon

Ambassador (ret) John Simon is Managing Partner of Total Impact Capital, an impact investing firm focused on financing basic human needs. He has served as the U.S. Ambassador to the African Union, Executive Vice President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and Vice Chair of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.

A hand pump provides access to water in the village of Lal Bux Lund in Pakistan's Sindh province on July 8, 2011, but 1 in 4 health facilities around the world lack basic water services. The picture shows two girls, one pumping, the other washing, and both laughing. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
Urbanization

Getting WASH into Health Care Facilities: An Urgent Global Health Need

by John Simon, Susan K. Barnett

Will the UN’s prioritization of clean water, sanitation and hand washing in health care facilities finally breed action?