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Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>A total of 100 villages in Lamwo District are still practicing open defecation, according to a report released by the district health department.<\/p>\n

The 100 villages are in the sub-counties of Padibe West, Lamwo Town Council and Lokung Sub-County. The villages include Ghana, Latido, Mudo, Ngomoromo, Ngomoromo North and Apuk.Mr Vincent Kidega, a resident of Ghana Village, told Daily Monitor at the weekend that of the 39 houses, only 10 have pit-latrine.<\/p>\n

He said open defecation has always been a norm since toilets were introduced about two decades ago for internally displaced persons.<\/p>\n

\u201cSecondly, we do not have pit-latrines because our soil doesn\u2019t favour their construction. Whenever it rains, the entire villages floods, making it hard for their construction,\u201d he said.Ms Lawrence Nyero, a community sanitation officer in Lamwo, blamed the vice on poor community awareness.<\/p>\n

Mr Wilson Arop, the senior environmental health officer at the district, said the locals defecate in the bush.<\/p>\n

He added that the survey conducted last month indicates that there are high cases of diarrhea and scabies, which are as a result of poor hygiene resulting from open defecation.<\/p>\n

Mr Arop said this has forced them to work with development partners to conduct massive sensitisation to create awareness about the dangers associated with open defecation and the importance of having a pit-latrine.<\/p>\n

Pit latrine coverage in Lamwo stands at 59 per cent while open defecation is still at 28 per cent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. A total of 100 villages in Lamwo District are still practicing open defecation, according to a report released by the district health department. The 100 villages are in the sub-counties of Padibe West, Lamwo Town Council and Lokung Sub-County. 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