[ 2017-02-01 ]

Minister-designate for Sanitation and Water Resources, Joseph Kofi Adda

One-house, one-toilet will be one of my goals - Joseph Kofi Adda
Minister-designate for Sanitation and Water
Resources, Joseph Kofi Adda has intimated that the
availability of toilet facilities at every
household will mitigate open defecation that has
resulted in the widespread diseases like cholera.

According to the nominee, the inadequacy of toilet
facilities may compromise the country's sanitation
efforts if not given the needed attention.

Responding to questions from the Parliament’s
Appointments Committee, Mr. Adda noted that his
government will speed up efforts to end open
defecation.

Ghana has been performing poorly with sanitation
coverage of only 15 percent - making the practice
of open defecation a key sanitation challenge.

The country has also been ranked second after
Sudan in Africa for open defecation, with five
million Ghanaians not having access to any toilet
facility.

Source - GhanaWeb.com

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