Open defecation is the human practice of defecating outside ("in the open") rather than into a toilet. People may choose fields, bushes, forests, ditches, streets, canals, or other open spaces for defecation.

Open defecation refers to the practise of defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water, or other open spaces. Defecating in the open is an affront to dignity and risk to children’s nutrition and to community health.

2024年3月22日 · Open defecation perpetuates a vicious cycle of disease and poverty. The countries where open defection is most widespread have the highest number of deaths of children aged under 5 years as well as the highest levels of malnutrition and …

2023年11月17日 · Open defecation poses a serious risk to public health as it can contaminate sources of drinking water. November 19 is the World Toilet Day highlighting the importance of toilets for health, hygiene, and safety.

2022年12月18日 · Open defecation is the human practice of defecating outside (in an open environment) rather than into a toilet. People may choose fields, bushes, forests, ditches, streets, canals or other open space for defecation.

2019年11月18日 · Ending the practice of defecating in the open, rather than in a toilet, will have “transformational benefits” for some of the world’s most vulnerable people, says the UN’s partner sanitation...

Open defecation is a taboo topic, masked in mystery, which is associated with far too many diseases, sufferings, indignity, social and psychological impacts that women have to endure as its outcomes.

In short, open defecation is a worldwide health crisis, one that demands a caring response from the world—especially those who profess to follow Christ. GFA World supporters get the opportunity to visit an outdoor toilet installed by Believers Eastern Church for the benefit of multiple families in this neighborhood around Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.

Open defecation is the emptying of bowels in the open without the use of properly designed structures built for the handling of human waste, such as toilets. Open defecation is particularly associated with rural and poverty-stricken regions of the …

9 Open defecation is defined as when human faeces are disposed of in fields, forests, bushes, open bodies of water, beaches or other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.