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Ghana Loses over 1 Billion Cedis Yearly on Open Defecation

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According to data provided by the World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Health Observatory data repository, Ghana loses Ȼ1.13 billion every year in ad­dressing the issue of open defecation whilst 3,600 children under five die annually from diarrhoea. Furthermore, the Demographic Health Survey (DHS) 2014 report indicates that over 5 million Ghanaians defecate in the open. … Read more