Mr Zaid Jurji, Chief, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) for <strong>UNICEF</strong> says eliminating open defecation requires every Nigerian getting involved to ...

To curtail the spread of the cholera epidemic, the Federal Government has commenced tackling its causes, including open defecation. Speaking about the new anti-open defecation drive yesterday, Vice ...

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 ...

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 ...

*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 ...

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said Nigeria will need to build 3.9 million toilets annually to meet the ending of open defecation by 2025 target. UNICEF Chief of Water for Sanitation ...

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 ...

Harpic, Nigeria’s leading toilet cleaning brand from Reckitt, has reaffirmed its commitment to improving sanitation and hygiene across Nigeria. The brand partnered with the Federal Ministry of Water ...

Though Kenya’s Open Defacation(OD) rate declined from 16.2 per cent in 2003 to 7 per cent in 2022, the country remains among 36 countries still grappling with this unhealthy practice. The 2019 Kenya ...

The Kwara State Government has raised fresh concerns over the growing health and environmental risks associated with open defecation, calling on residents across the state to embrace proper sanitation ...

Although rural Karnataka was declared “Open Defecation Free” in 2018, a survey of women in 390 Scheduled Caste households in Chikkodi taluk, Belagavi, has found that nearly 50% of the households do ...

In a move to tackle open defecation through technology, the Lagos State Government has sealed a partnership deal with a ...