Open defecation Eliminating open defecation, a practice strongly associated with poverty and exclusion, is critical to accelerating progress towards the Millennium Development Goal (MDG ...

"I am moved by the fact that a child dies every 2 and a half minutes from diseases linked to open defecation. Those are silent deaths – not reported on in the media, not the subject of public ...

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 ...

Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, have expressed worry over the menace of open defecation across the state, calling on relevant authorities to curb the act immediately through massive ...

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 ...

Prof. Joseph Utsev, has urged state governments to take decisive measures against open defecation by developing clear, time-bound action plans that align with the revised Clean Nigeria Campaign ...

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 ...

The Federal Government, Thursday, moved the 2025 deadline to end open defecation to 2030, as 48 million Nigerians still practise it. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources and ...