Stating that this year’s theme underscores the crucial role of sanitation in fostering health, dignity, and sustainable communities during it is event was marked by a gathering of stakeholders in ...

Prison for poo is a case of a broken system punishing the poor. Nigeria’s sanitation crisis is stark. The Federal Government’s Clean Nigeria: Use a Toilet Campaign revised its initial target of ending ...

The Minister of State for Environment, Isiaq Salako says the Federal Government is on course to end open defecation by 2025. Salako said this at the public hearing by the House of Representatives ...

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 ...

SIR: According to the 2018 National Outcome Routine Mapping (NORM) Report, 47 million Nigerians practice open defecation. In other words, one out of four Nigerians engage in open defecation. Nigeria ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Kano State Government has intensified efforts to end open defecation across the state, with six additional local government areas set to join the list of those designated as Open Defecation Free.

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 ...

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 ...