Though Kenya’s Open Defacation(OD) rate declined from 16.2 per cent in 2003 to 7 per cent in 2022, the country remains among 36 countries still grappling with this unhealthy practice. The 2019 Kenya ...

Children’s laughter skimmed over water the color of mud as mothers wrung laundry over banks where the Sekadau joins the ...

Please enable JavaScript to read this content. Caroline Akinyi, a member of Bar Agulu Community Group shows members the different types of Unicef-funded SATO toilet ...

A monarch of Tyo-or Tsambe Ward in Benue State, His Royal Highness, Tyav Aondoakaa, has commended the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and its partners for leading the campaign to encourage his ...

Plateau State governor, Caleb Mutfwang said his administration has taken a firm stand against open defecation, saying, “I can’t stand the health implications of open defecation in my state.” He ...

A cross several states of the federation, Nigerians are at the mercy of poor hygiene and its related health challenges. Diseases such as Lassa fever, cholera, etc. continue to ravage citizens. Some of ...

GENEVA (Reuters) - One billion people worldwide still practise "open defecation" and they need to be told that this leads to the spread of fatal diseases, U.N. experts said on Thursday at the launch ...

UNICEF USA visited Senegal in February 2025 for a firsthand look at how UNICEF is addressing the needs of girls and women alongside local partners. Here's what we learned. In Abbecouta, Senegal, women ...

Takes toll on residents along Mile 2-Badagry corridorBy Bianca Iboma-EmefuOn a bright Lagos morning, when the city’s rhythms rise with the grind of Danfo buses, echoing conductors’ chants, and the ...

Residents of Atwima Yabi in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region are facing a mounting health and safety crisis, with many forced to resort to open defecation due to a lack of functional ...