ULAN BATOR, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Mongolian government on Wednesday decided to upgrade toilets in schools and kindergartens across the country by 2022.

All pit latrines or traditional wooden toilets in schools and kindergartens will be phased out within 2022, the government's press office said in a statement.

Pit latrines, usually two to five meters in Mongolia, are a type of toilet that collects human feces in a hole in the ground, and are used by the majority of Mongolia's population but reportedly have a negative impact on public health.

Most of the country's rural schools and kindergartens use such toilets.

There are several toilet-related injuries and deaths in the Asian country every year. Enditem

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