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 ...

Ms. Chidumebi, open defecation remains a persistent and growing concern in Nigeria. From a public health standpoint, how serious is this issue? The challenge is both urgent and far-reaching. Nigeria ...

*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 federal government has declared Katsina State open defecation-free. This brings to two states that have attained state-wide open defecation free status and one hundred and fifty-eight local ...

A sanitation improvement project implemented by a Chinese firm has transformed living conditions in Tete City, western Mozambique, by replacing open defecation with safe, dignified, and ...