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 Lagos State House of Assembly, yesterday, tasked the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources to enforce environmental ...

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 Lagos State House of Assembly has urged the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources to fully enforce environmental laws against open defecation and ensure the widespread provision of free ...

In a bold step to eradicate open defecation in all communities, the Kwara State government has directed all 16 local government areas in the state to establish Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH ...

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 ...

The government's Swachh Bharat Mission has helped save lives of three lakh children in the country according to a WHO report, ...