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Africa: Why Toilets Matter - The Transformational Benefits of Ending Outdoor Defecation
IPS, 18 November 2019
Ending the practice of defecating in the open, rather than in a toilet, will have "transformational benefits" for some of the world's most vulnerable people, says the UN's partner… Read more »
#WorldToiletDay - 4.2 Billion People Lack Safe Sanitation
Ending the practice of defecating in the open, rather than in a toilet, will have "transformational benefits" for some of the world's most vulnerable people, says the UN's partner sanitation body, the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council.
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Africa: The Global Sanitation Challenge: Is There a Silver Bullet?
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 19 November 2019
We continue to face a global sanitation crisis in the 21st century, with millions worldwide defecating in the open. At the current rate of progress and with current investment… Read more »
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Nigeria: 673 Million People Practise Open Defecation, Say WHO, UNICEF
This Day, 19 November 2019
As humanity marks World Toilet Day (WTD) today, data by WHO/UNICEF, released this year, states that "Today, 4.2 billion people live without safely managed sanitation and 673… Read more »
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19 November 2019
World Toilet Day 2019 Fact Sheet
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- World Toilet Day
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- World Toilet Day
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We encourage everyone to imagine daily life for the 4.2 billion people without safely managed sanitation and ask how anyone could lift ... see more »
InFocus
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Nigerians face the threat of an epidemic as indications show that in less than two months the country may top the global list for open defecation. At least 24% of Nigeria's ... Read more »
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A global survey has identified Nigeria as the second in the world among countries where open defecation is prevalent. According to UNICEF, at least 47 million Nigerians still do ... Read more »
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About 600 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa don't have access to proper sanitation - but there are solutions. Smart ones. And they have some innovative designs to overcome the ... Read more »
