World Toilet Day: 779m people lack safely managed sanitation services — WHO

World Health Organisation (WHO) says 779 million people around the world lack basic access to safely managed sanitation services.

Dr Matshidiso Moeti, the WHO Regional Director for Africa, said this on Friday in her message to commemorate the World Toilet Day (WTD).

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that WTD is annually marked on Nov. 19 to raise awareness about the importance of toilet to healthy life and hygiene.