{"id":40317,"date":"2014-08-19T13:59:17","date_gmt":"2014-08-19T13:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=40317"},"modified":"2014-08-19T14:04:07","modified_gmt":"2014-08-19T14:04:07","slug":"free-range-the-threat-of-open-defecation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/08\/free-range-the-threat-of-open-defecation\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Range &#8211; The threat of open defecation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Sanitation is a major problem in Ghana. A recent cholera outbreak in Accra has claimed 45 lives and affected over 5000 others. Reports indicate that one person has died and about 25 other cases of cholera recorded in Kumasi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">One of the main challenges when it comes to preventing diseases is access to toilet facilities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In rural communities across Ghana, the\u00a0 access to improved sanitation has remained almost unchanged over the years. The level of communities\u2019 access to improved sanitation facilities in Ghana\u2019s rural areas remains very low \u2013 92 percent of households lack access to improved sanitation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Yusif Rahman visits his native Garu Timpane in the Upper East region to examine why open defecation, popularly called free range, remains prevalent in the area.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/163800139&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" height=\"166\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The 97.3 Citi FM Hold My Hand Documentary Series is proudly sponsored by <span style=\"color: #800080;\"><a title=\"Click to go to the Star Ghana website.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.starghana.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">STAR GHANA<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sanitation is a major problem in Ghana. 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