all other organs do their jobs under the surface. But human bellies can’t be ignored: growling, gurgling, grumbling without warning, bringing news of digestion and defecation. Rumbles ...

Despite government efforts and international partnerships, Nigeria’s battle against open defecation and inadequate Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) services remains a significant challenge.

"I am moved by the fact that a child dies every 2 and a half minutes from diseases linked to open defecation. Those are silent deaths – not reported on in the media, not the subject of public ...

Open defecation Eliminating open defecation, a practice strongly associated with poverty and exclusion, is critical to accelerating progress towards the Millennium Development Goal (MDG ...