Historically, open defecation has not been associated with shame, poverty, or poor hygiene. It was a socially established ...

For residents of Daramola Abete, in the Ijora Badia area of Lagos, shot put is not the track and field sport that has delivered glory for many athletes on TV screens, but a less glamorous term for a ...

*Every year, Nigeria rolls out new campaigns to end open defecation. Billboards go up, slogans fly, and pledges pour in. But for millions, the bush remains their only bathroom. Not by choice, but by ...

In a bid to end one of Kenya's most persistent public health hurdles, the Government of Japan and UNICEF have inked a Sh515 million deal aimed at eradicating open defecation and securing clean water ...

In Lagos, where 70 per cent of residents lack safely managed sanitation and open defecation continues to fuel outbreaks of cholera and typhoid, a single public toilet can function as a frontline ...

Based on the Joint Monitoring Program report (2014), published by UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO), 55 million people in Indonesia practice open defecation, making it the second highest ...

Stakeholders in Ebonyi state have called for concerted efforts in the fight to end open defecation in the state. They made the call during a two-day stakeholders consultative meeting on the review of ...

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 ...

Enugu State Government has reiterated its efforts to eliminate open defecation, declaring a renewed commitment to sanitation reform and community health in the state.The two-day Open Defecation-Free ...

The massive and well-guarded Russian embassy in Phnom Penh stands on one of the Cambodian capital’s main roads in a plush part of town, next to the country’s premier shopping mall and not far from the ...