West Africa: Region Ranks Lowest On Sanitation

West Africa is the worst sub-region in the world in terms of access to sanitation services, according to UNICEF Nigeria.

Mohammed El-Fatiih Yousif, the Chief of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene section, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Durban, South Africa.

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He said:” Only about 36 per cent of the people have access to sanitation. The gap is big and it is expected that access should be about 76 per cent by 2015.

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