जोधपुर। शहर के प्रथम नागरिक घनश्याम ओझा का पैतृक गांव गांगाणी मूलभूत सुविधाओं से जूझ रहा है। करीब आठ हजार आबादी वाले गांव की आधी से अधिक आबादी अभी भी खुले में शौच करती है।

DIPAYAL: With the campaigns so far for declaring Doti an Open Defecation Free zone not being result-oriented, the district is going to miss the deadline.

KATHMANDU, NOV 20 - As many as 7.95 million Nepalis still defecate in the open such as bushes and field, according to a study conducted by the Department of Water, Supply and Sanitation.

AS nations marked 2014 World Toilet Day yesterday, the United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that no fewer than 119 million Nigerians still use unsafe toilet facilities in

In India, perhaps Ground Zero in the sanitation and faecal contamination battle, the government has set Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birthday in 2019 as its target for achieving “total sanitation,” inclu

In India, perhaps Ground Zero in the sanitation and faecal contamination battle, the government has set Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birthday in 2019 as its target for achieving “total sanitation,” inclu

Malnutrition in children can manifest in different ways; malnourished children can be underweight or obese, or their height can be stunted. Global health experts used to measure progress toward meeting childhood malnutrition goals on the basis of improvements in weight. But now stunting is the top priority. That’s because children who lose weight from a few days of being sick or hungry can readily gain it back, while the stunting that results from chronic malnourishment during early development has permanent consequences.

They call them “flying toilets” – the bags of human poo that are thrown out of the windows of the thousands of small shacks that make up Nairobi’s slums.

Ahead of the celebrations of Global Handwashing Day on Wednesday, the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) here has raised the concern that one out of five schools nationwide lack toilet facilit

SINDHULIMADI: Locals of Sindhuli, where most of the VDCs have been declared open defecation free zone, are reeling under water crisis.

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