Harpic, FG launch Clean Nigeria: Use the toilet campaign

In commemoration of the 2019 World Toilet Day, Harpic, producers of health, hygiene and home care products, in partnership with the Federal Government has flagged off of the ‘Clean Nigeria: Use the Toilet’ campaign as part of efforts to end open defecation in the country by 2025.

Minister of Water Resources, Engineer Sulaimon Adamu at the media briefing that took place after a walk in the FCT Abuja to sensitize on the need for proper toilet practices expressed concern that about 47 million citizens Nigerians lack access to the toilet.

He quotes World Health Organisation (WHO saying over 100,000 children die every year through poor sanitation and unsafe water caused by diarrhoea.

He added that a large number of women and children are exposed to a high risk of contracting infections due to lack of access to proper sanitation which impacts on health, dignity, and safety.

The General Manager, RB Hygiene & Home West Africa West Africa, makers of Harpic, Mr. Asif Hashimi relayed that the provision of needed basic amenities is crucial in supporting the federal government’s plans towards ending open defecation.

According to him, “There is a need to construct public toilets and support public awareness campaigns towards behavioural change, so that people start rejecting open defecation as a norm.”

Emphasizing on the commitment of Harpic towards the cause, the marketing director said, “Harpic, one of RB’s most notable brands has consistently put on its front burner the importance of having access to clean toilets.

According to him, “The aim of today’s campaign launch and the World Toilet Day commemoration is to raise awareness about the people in the world who don’t have access to safe toilets, despite the fact that it is a human right to have access to clean water and sanitation. Toilets save lives because human waste spreads killer diseases.”