19 communities in the Moyamba District have been declared open defecation free, according to a sanitation project commenced in 2012 by Counterparts in Rehabilitation and Development in Sierra Leone (CORD-SL) with support from UNICEF. The project is to raise awareness about the importance of proper hygiene and sanitation in these communities. In declaring Magbenka, Motonku-Loko and other communities open defecation free,
Superintendent of the Moyamba District Health Management Team, Joseph Bundu, said the project is significant to the health of the community people.
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