Gov’t to push rural sanitation

27 November 2013
The Phnom Penh Post
Civil society / Health care policy and administration / Infrastructure / Ministry of Rural Development / Public health / Social development / Urban administration and development / Water and sanitation
Chhorn Chhoeurn / Cordell Jacks / East Asia / IDE / International Development Enterprises / UNICEF / Vision Fund / World Bank / World Toilet Day

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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