Open Defecation - Nigeria May Overtake India

According to Nigeria Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Poverty Diagnostics Report, the country's sanitation sector is in a critical condition. President Muhammadu Buhari recently called for action to improve hygiene, changing social norms on sanitation, and completely eliminating open defecation by 2025.

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