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VP Alupo urges collective efforts to improve sanitation

Vice President Jessica Alupo has called for collective efforts between government and private sector stakeholders to address barriers in the access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services.

Speaking on Tuesday during the unveiling of the ‘WASH is Everyone’s Business Campaign’, Alupo noted that there is inadequate access to gender responsive WASH services, which negatively impacts women and girls.

The campaign is themed: “WASH away inequality: Access to water, sanitation, and hygiene for every woman and girl.”

“Addressing the lack of access to WASH services calls for our collective action from both the government and development partners to solve issues of WASH infrastructure deficits, cultural norms in our communities and institutions,” Alupo noted in Kampala.

According to Alupo, poor sanitation and hygiene have partly contributed to high learner dropout rates in Uganda.