Over 70 per cent of ailments are caused by lack of potable water and good sanitation, So says Mrs Ebele Okeke, Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Ambassador for Nigeria,
Mrs Okeke said this at the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative (WSSCC) Nigeria Members Meeting held in Abuja on Friday.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the WSSCC is funding the Global Sanitation Fund of the Rural Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion in Nigeria (RUSHPIN) Programme in Benue and Cross River States.
She said it was a matter for regret that Nigeria was still lagging behind in achieving improved access to basic sanitation and hygiene.
The Chairman, Programme Coordinating Mechanism, WSSCC Nigeria, Mr Samuel Ome, said Nigeria needed to step up its policies at increasing access to water, sanitation and hygiene.
He said the RUSHPIN Programme was targeted at continuous advocacy and policies to increase access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in three councils in its targeted states.
Ome said the programme coordinating mechanism had observed steady progress in the targeted states, adding that more commitment was needed from all stakeholders in making open defecation free in these states.
He also called for determination from leaders at the three tiers of government to solve the problem, saying access to water and sanitation should not be left to the Federal Government alone.
Mrs Okeke said this at the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative (WSSCC) Nigeria Members Meeting held in Abuja on Friday.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the WSSCC is funding the Global Sanitation Fund of the Rural Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion in Nigeria (RUSHPIN) Programme in Benue and Cross River States.
She said it was a matter for regret that Nigeria was still lagging behind in achieving improved access to basic sanitation and hygiene.
The Chairman, Programme Coordinating Mechanism, WSSCC Nigeria, Mr Samuel Ome, said Nigeria needed to step up its policies at increasing access to water, sanitation and hygiene.
He said the RUSHPIN Programme was targeted at continuous advocacy and policies to increase access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in three councils in its targeted states.
Ome said the programme coordinating mechanism had observed steady progress in the targeted states, adding that more commitment was needed from all stakeholders in making open defecation free in these states.
He also called for determination from leaders at the three tiers of government to solve the problem, saying access to water and sanitation should not be left to the Federal Government alone.
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