3 Out of 4 Practise Open Defecation
The Upper East Region recorded the highest open defecation in Ghana with a percentage of 74.7 according to the Demographic Health Survey (DHS) of 2014. This was revealed in Bolgatanga at the...
Tag: Euthenics
USAID Encourages Quality Education For All
The Ghana Mission Director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Andrew Karas, last week visited the Ishadia Kindergarten and Primary School in Ghana’s Northern Region...
Lack of Toilet Facilities In Ghana
An estimated 1.1 billion people in developing countries, including Ghana, ease themselves outdoors, though the practice is considered the greatest danger to human health. Ghana as a country was...
Ministry Urges Ghanaians To Stop Open Defecation
The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has urged Ghanaians to build, own and use improved toilet facilities at home as a means to ending open defecation. “We want our people and...
10th Further and Higher Education Conference Opens In Accra [Photos]
The 10th Further and Higher Education and Research Conference has opened in Accra, Ghana. The three-day conference opened on Monday, November 14 and will end on Wednesday, November 16. The conference...
Black Princesses Suffer Defeat In World Cup Opener
Ghana’s Black Princesses suffered a painful defeat against New Zealand in their opening game at the ongoing FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup. The Princesses dominated the first half, coming close in...
Bishop Urges Gov’t To Focus On Technical Education
The Most Reverend Alfred Agyenta, Bishop of the Navrongo-Bolgatanga Catholic Diocese, has called on the government and stakeholders in education to focus more on technical education. He noted that...
NDC Will Make Arabic Examinable School Subject
The Chief of Staff has said that NDC will make Arabic a core subject in schools from next year. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has disclosed plans of including Arabic among subjects that are...
Twelve Vocational Students Graduate From CDVT
Twelve students from Community Development Vocational Training Institute in Tamale have graduated with self-employable skills. The event was on the theme: “Eradicating poverty by empowering the...
6 Teachers Sue Headmistress Over Transfer; Want GHC500,000 Damages
Six teachers in the Eastern Region who were issued with transfer letters for allegedly demanding accountability, have sued their headmistress to explain the reasons for their transfer, which they...
Residents Indifference Attitude Towards Sanitation Very Worrying
Mr Sam Ayeh-Datey, Coordinating Director of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), has expressed concern about the apathy being shown by some residents of Accra towards the National Sanitation Day...
Over 500 SMEs To Benefit From Financial and Technical Support
Over 500 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) working in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector are to benefit from financial and technical support to enhance their operation. This is...
Poor Sanitation, River Pollution, the Most Threatening Environmental Problems
Poor sanitation and river body pollution are the most threatening environmental problems in the Ghanaian society, a new study has found. The Ghana Environmental Concern Meter (GECM), an annual public...
Poor Sanitation and River Pollution, the Most Threatening Environmental Problems In Ghana.
Poor sanitation and river body pollution are the most threatening environmental problems in the Ghanaian society, a new study has found. The Ghana Environmental Concern Meter (GECM), an annual public...
Son Butchers Father, Throws Corpse Head Into Pit Toilet
HRH Ene, Village Head of Ekpri Ikot Ene, the pit toilet and the suspect, Francis Ekpo Jnr., DISASTER struck, penultimate Monday, at Ekpri Ikot Ene community, Akpabuyo Local Government Area, Cross...
Is Open Defecation the Best Way Out?
Accra, Oct. 24, GNA - The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) on March 24, 2011 directed landlords in the Metropolis to construct appropriate toilet facilities in their houses. The Assembly warned that...
Ghana Will Wallow In Filth Even After 2020
Ghana will wallow in filth even after 2020 ...no matter who wins power in the 2016 election Ghanaians are getting ready to go for yet another popular election and are therefore culturally exposed to...
UHAS Begins Postgraduate Programme In Public Health
The University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), has received approval from the National Accreditation Board to begin a postgraduate programme in Public Health this academic year. The University...
Coastal Residents Turning Beaches Into Dumping Sites
Beaches along coastal areas in Accra and other parts of the country have been engulfed in filth due to poor sanitary practices of indigenes. Residents of coastal areas like Chorkor, James Town,...
Kenya King of Comedy Joins 5,000 Kids For Global Handwashing Day
Kenya's king of comedy Daniel Ndambuki aka Churchill on Saturday join soap brand Dettol as the world marks the Global Handwashing Day with 5,000 children at the SOS Children’s Village in Buruburu,...