Plateau State governor, Caleb Mutfwang said his administration has taken a firm stand against open defecation, saying, “I can’t stand the health implications of open defecation in my state.” He ...

One of the problems bedevilling Nigeria is the health effects of open defecation whose impact, according to available statistics, is huge. In this special report, OKWY IROEGBU-CHIKEZIE writes that it ...

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 ...

Some residents of Gwagwalada Area Council, Abuja, have called on government at all levels to proffer lasting solutions to the menace of open defecation in the area. The residents, who made the call in ...

As the Lagos State Government battles poor sanitation and waste management, open defecation is still a common sight due to inadequate sanitary facilities in public spaces. IDOWU ABDULLAHI writes on ...