Alebtong District Grapples with Open Defecation as Over 13,000 Residents Persist in Unsanitary Practices
A recent survey by SNV, a non-profit international development organization, exposed that despite the Ministry of Health declaring Alebtong District open-defecation-free in 2019, 13,472 residents there are still practicing open defecation. The district, home to around 300 thousand people, is grappling with a sanitation crisis. The survey data indicates that out of the total population,…