Open defecation is a huge health problem facing Ghana. Sixteen million people in Ghana use unsanitary or shared latrines, while 5.7 million have no latrines at all and defecate in the open. This has ...

Jos – Some weeks ago, stakeholders in Plateau State gathered to tackle one of the State’s most persistent public health challenges, open defecation. The meeting focused on Sustainable Development Goal ...

The Lagos State government has promised to intensify efforts at building a resilient city by eliminating open defecation and prioritising good sanitation practices across the state. Commissioner for ...

From mothers leading their children to vacant lots at daybreak, to government bid to enforce new sanitation laws, Niger State finds itself grappling with a deepening crisis of open defecation — and ...

The Minister of State for Environment, Isiaq Salako says the Federal Government is on course to end open defecation by 2025. Open defecation in nigeria (PUNCH) The Minister of State for Environment, ...

While moving towards rethinking sanitation in the city, a month-long International Toilet Festival 3.0 has been launched by the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), along with Washlab, Cheer, and ...

Around 66 million people in Indonesia still practice open defecation which causes health problems and increase the cost of water treatment. The World Bank Water and Sanitation Program is implementing ...

JAKARTA: Thousands of Jakartan households are still practicing open defecation across the city due to overcrowding and poor housing conditions. The city administration is pushing to build more ...

The minister for Water Resources and Sanitation, Engr. Prof. Joseph Utsev, has urged state governments to take decisive measures against open defecation by developing clear, time-bound action plans ...