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Changes in Open Defecation in Rural India: 2014-2018

By Nazar Khalid January 17th, 2019

Topics: Sanitation

This is Sangita’s presentation at the release of “Changes in Open Defecation in Rural India: 2014-2018”. She discusses the evidence from a 2018 rural sanitation survey.

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