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Indian state uses drones to prevent open defecation

The Southern Indian state of Telanagana has embarked on a unique way to get rid of open defecation, using drones. As a pilot project, cops...

Michael Simire - November 17, 2017

Water & Sanitation

World Toilet Day: Nigeria among hardest places for women to find toilet

Nigeria is in the top three worst countries in the world for the number of people without toilets, reveals WaterAid’s State of the World’s...

Michael Simire - November 17, 2017

Water & Sanitation

Financing must triple to meet climate and SDG goals for water

The majority of national climate plans with an adaptation component which have been submitted under the Paris Climate Change Agreement prioritise action on water, yet financing...

Michael Simire - November 10, 2017

Water & Sanitation

World Toilet Day: Nigerians urged to construct toilets in homes, public places

The Minister of State for Environment, Alhaji Ibrahim Jibril, has urged Nigerians to construct toilets in homes and public places so as to prevent...

admin - November 8, 2017

Water & Sanitation

Key to tackling poverty is water, sanitation, says World Bank

Reaching the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of access to safely managed water and sanitation services by 2030 will require countries to spend $150 billion...

admin - November 7, 2017

Water & Sanitation

Expert says regular hand wash promotes good personal hygiene

A pathologist at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki (FETHA), Dr Dorothy Nweke, has advocated regular hand wash with soap or any approved liquid or...

admin - November 7, 2017

Water & Sanitation

Sokoto expands sanitation, water project to cover seven councils

The Sokoto State Government says it is expanding the Sanitation Hygiene And Water in Nigeria (SHAWN) project in the state to cover seven local...

admin - October 30, 2017

Water & Sanitation

WSSCC seeks safe disposal of menstrual waste

The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) has urged the government and organisations to encourage safe disposal of menstrual waste so as to...

admin - October 27, 2017

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