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 ...

Some residents of Gwagwalada Area Council, Abuja, have called on government at all levels to proffer lasting solutions to the menace of open defecation in the area. The residents, who made the call in ...

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 ...

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says Nigeria will need to build no fewer than 3.9 million toilets annually to meet the ending open defecation practice by 2025 target. Dr Jane Bevan, UNICEF ...

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 ...

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 status ...

*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 ...

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 ...