Desolation of citizens at the state of uncleanliness of the city of Antananarivo. In addition to the mountains of rubbish which are struggling to disappear completely from the four corners of the Capital, certain incivilities observed in the city, or elsewhere, are the cause of olfactory and visual pollution when individuals in a hurry urinate on the public highway: at the foot utility poles, along fences, in uncovered drainage channels and in countless other places, while others defecate in corners barely hidden from the eyes of passers-by, especially when is dark.
Urban hygiene is therefore a subject requiring strong awareness-raising action, aimed at both children and adults. If civic education at school can reach children and young people, the scope is much wider to reach adults.
The establishment of new toilet blocks in the city of Antananarivo in recent years is an initiative that would benefit from being expanded tenfold, or even more in view of real needs. With just over a hundred public toilets, accessible for 100 ariary, for more than 2 million inhabitants in Antananarivo, it appears that needs remain unmet in this area of ​​sanitation. Recently, it was decided by the Council of Ministers that 51 new sanitary blocks will be built in the country, including 17 in Antananarivo. A good start. However, there is still a long way to go.
Hanitra R.