Gov’t to push rural sanitation

With the vast majority of rural Cambodians still lacking access to a toilet, and suffering the incumbent health risks, Ministry of Rural Development officials on Monday renewed long-standing intentions to improve the country’s sanitation infrastructure. …

Just days after World Toilet Day, the officials surveyed villages in Kampong Speu province to assess barriers to toilet installation. …

Cambodia has the lowest toilet coverage in East Asia, according to UNICEF, with the official census showing that only 23 per cent of rural households have access to a latrine. …

Sen David and Laignee Barron
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