The Governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Nwifuru, has urged the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, and other development ...

Caroline Akinyi, a member of Bar Agulu Community Group shows members the different types of Unicef-funded SATO toilet bowls at Bar Agulu Health Center. [Denish Ochieng, Standard] Mary Achieng walks ...

Though Kenya’s Open Defacation(OD) rate declined from 16.2 per cent in 2003 to 7 per cent in 2022, the country remains among 36 countries still grappling with this unhealthy practice. The 2019 Kenya ...

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 ...

The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal, on Wednesday said over 45 million Nigerians still practice open defecation and only about 25 per cent of the population have access to safely managed ...

UNICEF USA visited Senegal in February 2025 for a firsthand look at how UNICEF is addressing the needs of girls and women alongside local partners. Here's what we learned. In Abbecouta, Senegal, women ...

Harpic, Nigeria’s leading toilet cleaning brand from Reckitt, has reaffirmed its commitment to improving sanitation and hygiene across Nigeria. The brand partnered with the Federal Ministry of Water ...

ASHA workers — who monitor the health of mothers and children, encourage vaccinations, conduct field surveys on ...

• Takes toll on residents along Mile 2-Badagry corridorBy Bianca Iboma-EmefuOn a bright Lagos morning, when the city’s rhythms rise with the grind of Danfo buses, echoing conductors’ chants, and the ...