Scene at the ceremony establishing establish the Vietnam Toilet Association in Binh Duong on November 8 (Photo: VNA)Binh Duong (VNA) – The decision to establish theVietnam Toilet Association was announced at a ceremony held in the southernprovince of Binh Duong on November 8.
Under the Ministry of Home Affairs’ Decision No 2067, the135-member association has been established to gather individuals andorganisations to voluntarily join handsin promoting the building of standard toilet facilities in the country, thusprotecting people’s health.
Before the decision, a board campaigning for the officialestablishment of the association, in collaboration with the Binh Duong People’Committee and businesses, had organised urgent runs between 2015 and 2017. The annualevent calls for public attention to building public toilets that meet hygieneand safety standards.
Main activities of the newly established association revolvearound organising communications campaigns on the construction of standardpublic toilets, conducting relevant surveys, and planning options for the upgradeand construction of public toilet.
The organisation’s first congress for the first tenurespanning between 2018 and 2023 elected a 15-members executive committee, headedby Le Van Hiep, general director of Binh Duong-based Kim Hoang Hiep environmentservices company.
Public toilets are seriously lacking in Vietnam. In Hanoialone, just above 370 public toilets are currently operating to serve thecapital’s 7.7 million residents and a large number of domestic and foreignvisitors.
For the existing public toilets, maintenance andhygiene is an issue, hindering access to the scarce service.-VNA
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