South Africa: School Toilets in Shocking State

Millions of people do not have access to proper sanitation and in South African schools the situation is especially dire. Health-e News Service conducted an informal survey of the state of 17 schools' toilets that fall within four of the National Health Insurance (NHI) pilot districts. At all 17 schools the toilets were in a shocking condition. By OurHealth Reporters.

While all the schools had some form of sanitation facilities, in almost all of them the toilets were blocked, broken or filthy, making them unusable for large numbers of learners. Toilets were overcrowded and unable to cope with the numbers of learners needing to use them. None of the toilets had toilet paper or hand-washing facilities. Most principals claimed that they had on several occasions reported the situation to the local education department, but that they had given up.

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