Poor environmental sanitation continues to be a menace in the Central Region. Between 2014 and 2015 when Ghana was hit hardest with approximately 29,000 cases of Cholera and almost 250 deaths, the Central Region alone recorded about 600 cases with five deaths.
While several strategies may be available for managing this environmental menace, the Environmental Health officer in the Central Region, Mr. William Freeman Goku has stated that poor waste management and open defecation continue to play a major role in the sanitation challenges in the region. According to him, although interventions have been put in place to address the challenges, it would take the collective effort of both citizens and law enforcers to deal with the situation.
“Our major challenges regarding sanitation now are waste management and open defecation and a number of interventions have been put in place like the Community Led Total Sanitation but law enforcement as we all know is a collective responsibility and if we all join hands together we may have successes”, he said.
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Mr. Goku further stated that regardless of the challenges they face in their quest to deal with the situation, their officers will continue to educate the various communities on the dangers of poor sanitation.
“We would not stop with the sanitation law enforcement because of the challenges we encounter; what we would do is to embark seriously on public education to sensitize the communities adequately to appreciate the efforts of law enforcers”, he added.
The issue of poor sanitation remains a major concern in Ghana, and during the rainy season, it becomes even more crucial as it is a notable cause of flooding in some parts of the country.
Source: Aba Aikins Appah/ATLFMNEWS
