United Nations Children’s Fund(UNICEF) has disclosed that about 125 million US dollars would be needed for the construction of 2.5 million latrines to eradicate open defecation in Ebonyi.According to ...

The crisis is fueled by land grabbing; public toilets and a 'smoking zone' were illegally converted into private business premises.

Seventeen months after the Ogun State Government announced plans to relocate the Kara Cattle Market along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway over environmental and sanitation concerns, findings by PUNCH ...

Mayor Ryan Hunter on Monday suggested reopening Kalispell’s park restrooms for 24-hour use to curb defecation in city green spaces by homeless people.

BEHAVIORAL CHANGE. Jennifer Christine Avenir, chief of the Environmental Sanitation Division of the City Health Office, stresses the need for behavioral change for the city to achieve Zero Open ...

In 2019, Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, signed Executive Order 009 to tackle open defecation with the Clean Nigeria 2025 target. With less than one month left, millions of Nigerians still lack ...

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 ...

Sekondi, Aug. 19, GNA- Mr. Aaron Ennin, Assistant Environmental Officer of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA), has revealed that the Environmental Directorate has intensified the fight ...

Open defecation is a notable public health concern and threat to ecological balance, particularly in areas with inadequate sanitation infrastructure. In Oyo state, open defecation is still 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 ...

•Educate the public to avoid practices that aid the scourge, says Ezeibe •Lagos: We’re actively working to provide more public toilets, has initiated enforcement, advocacy campaigns to eradicate ...