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Geneva: The UN today called for an end to defecation in the open, with fears growing that it has helped spread the deadly Ebola virus ravaging West Africa.
Half the population of Liberia, the country worst hit by the epidemic, have no access to toilets, while in Sierra Leone nearly a third of people live without latrines, a new UN report to coincide with World Toilet Day estimated.
Before it was declared Ebola-free last month, Nigeria warned against defecating in the open to guard against the virus, which spreads through contact with bodily fluids.
The report said nearly a billion people worldwide are forced to go to the toilet in the open.
But the health risks of the practice are not confined to Ebola.
The UN today called for an end to defecation in the open, with fears growing that it has helped spread the deadly Ebola virus ravaging West Africa.
More at http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/un-calls-for-end-to-open-defecation-amid-ebola-threat-622910
Geneva: The UN today called for an end to defecation in the open, with fears growing that it has helped spread the deadly Ebola virus ravaging West Africa.
Half the population of Liberia, the country worst hit by the epidemic, have no access to toilets, while in Sierra Leone nearly a third of people live without latrines, a new UN report to coincide with World Toilet Day estimated.
Before it was declared Ebola-free last month, Nigeria warned against defecating in the open to guard against the virus, which spreads through contact with bodily fluids.
The report said nearly a billion people worldwide are forced to go to the toilet in the open.
But the health risks of the practice are not confined to Ebola.
The UN today called for an end to defecation in the open, with fears growing that it has helped spread the deadly Ebola virus ravaging West Africa.
More at http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/un-calls-for-end-to-open-defecation-amid-ebola-threat-622910