7 in 10 Ugandans don’t wash hands after visiting toilets

Uganda has a population of 45.9 million people, according to the recently released statistics by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics census report. This implies that about 32 million people do not wash their hands after using a toilet.

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Seven in 10 (70%) Ugandans do not wash their hands after using a toilet or pit-latrine, health ministry principal health inspector Bosco Okia has said.

“Some 30% Ugandans

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