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779m people lack safely managed sanitation services — WHO

Gbemi Banks by Gbemi Banks
November 19, 2022
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World Health Organization (WHO) says 779 million people around the world lack  basic access to safely managed sanitation services.

Dr Matshidiso Moeti, the WHO Regional Director for Africa, said this on Friday in her message to commemorate the World Toilet Day (WTD).

WTD is annually marked on Nov. 19 to raise awareness about the importance of toilet to healthy life and hygiene.

The day has “Groundwater and Sanitation – Making the Invisible Visible” as theme for 2022.

The WHO Regional Director for Africa said 208 million people still practice open defecation.

According to her, safely managed sanitation services will lead to attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals ( SDG) 6 target and essential for the realization of other SDGs.

She said that between year 2000 and 2020, the population of Africa increased from 800 million to 1.3 billion.

She added that “some 290 million people gained access to at least basic sanitation services during that period.

“However, 779 million people still lack those basic services, of these, 208 million still practice open defecation.”

Moeti also said that access to safely managed sanitation services, in combination with safely managed drinking water services and good hygiene practices, was fundamental to ensuring public health.

The director said that  WHO and UNICEF Joint Monitoring Program report on progress on drinking water and sanitation highlighted the fact that only 29 per cent of healthcare facilities in Africa have basic sanitation services.

She said that the Joint Monitoring Program 2020 data showed 33 per cent of households in Africa have basic sanitation services, with 21 per cent using safely managed sanitation facilities.

“Two out of three people lack safely managed sanitation services. The same report shows that in Africa, 27 per cent of rural and five per cent of urban populations still practice open defection.

“We must work on average four times faster to ensure everyone has a safe toilet by 2030,” she added.

She explained that the connection between sanitation and groundwater cannot be overlooked, saying that
in densely populated urban settings, pit latrines and septic tanks sited close to waterpoints that draw from shallow aquifers create potentially serious health risks.

She said that such  has profound impact on public health and environmental integrity.

Moeti said that for women and girls in particular, toilets at home, schools and at work help them fulfil their potential and play their full role in society, especially during menstruation and pregnancy.

She said “the indignity, inconvenience, and danger of not having access to safely managed sanitation is a barrier to their full participation in society.

“Safely managed and properly sited sanitation protects humans and groundwater from faecal waste pathogens.

“A safe and sustainable sanitation system begins with a toilet that effectively captures human waste in a safe, accessible, and dignified setting.

“Toilets drive improvements in health, gender equality, education, economics, and the environment.

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