LGAs open defecation-free out of 774 By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – AS Nigerians continue to experience waterborne diseases, the ...

Lagos House of Assembly has called on relevant authorities to address open defecation through massive construction of more public toilets.

To discourage open defecation, senior health professionals have called on the state and local governments to make public toilets usage free of charge for the populace.They noted that the required fees ...

The Nasarawa State Government says it has entered into synergy with various private investors to provide toilets in public places in order to eradicate the scourge of open defecation across the 13 ...

The Swachh Bharat Mission has significantly impacted public health, with WHO noting the saving of 300,000 children's lives.

The 2019 Kenya Population Housing and Census Report (KPHC) revealed that 85 per cent of open defecation occurs in counties such as Turkana, Samburu, Marsabit, Wajir, West Pokot, Garissa ...

Turkana, Mandera and Migori counties have the highest number of residents who practice open defecation in fields, forests, bushes, lakes and rivers, and in open pits with no slabs– rather than using a ...

Residents of Charkor Electoral Area in the Wa Municipality are apprehensive of cholera in the area as a result of the lack of public toilets, leading to open defecation ...

With over 48 million Nigerians still practising open defecation and a nationwide shortage of toilets, some public health physicians doubt the country’s ability to achieve open defecation-free ...

Residents of Kpotame, a suburb of Tema Manhean, have resorted to open defecation and use of private toilet facilities, ...