World Toilet Day is celebrated every year on 19th November. The aim of this day is to draw global attention to the sanitation crisis. This year the theme of this day is ‘Toilets and Jobs’. The objective of this theme is to spread awareness that toilets and sanitation have a crucial role in the development of economy, lack of toilets and poor sanitation at workplaces creates inconvenience and discomfort among the workers. It effects the attendance rates, health, concentration and productivity of the workforce. It is must to have clean toilets and separate facilities for both men and women for improving the health and to protect people’s safety and dignity.
Key facts related to Toilet facility:
- 4 billion people have no access to basic sanitation services, such as toilets or latrines
- On this planet, still 1 out of every 3 people do not have access to a clean and safe toilet
- Every day around 1,000 children die due to poor sanitation
Thus, it is the time to encourage people to use toilets rather than defecating in open.
Benefits of using toilets
- Protects the privacy
- Improve the sanitation and hygiene
- To prevent from diseases such as pneumonia , worm infestation and diarrhoea
- To increase attendance rates of girls in school because due to the lack of a clean and safe toilet many girls leave school
- To decrease the number of people defecating in open, because still 1 billion people in the world practice open defecation
- Hygiene and sanitation will reduce health care cost
- To keep river water safe
Source: nhp.gov
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