Mali: Sanitation in Mali - Cleaner latrines and community spirit

Around 2.5 billion people – about 35 per cent of the global population – lack access to improved sanitation. In sub-Saharan Africa the proportion of the population lacking such facilities is much higher, at 71 per cent, rising to 80 per cent in rural areas. Where there are no latrines or suitable hand-washing facilities, people defecate in the open air and, as a result, hands, food and water become contaminated with faecal elements. This leads to serious consequences for health, including faecally transmitted infections such as diarrhoea, and parasitic infections.

Related Subject(s): Children and Youth

Countries: Mali