Open Defecation – A Lingering Eyesore
“It’s in the early hours of the day. A young man squats a few steps away from his house. His neighbour suggests to him: “massa, go into the bush a little”. His response: “come and push me...
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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...
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...
Piesie Esther Now Sachet Water Seller
A new picture of Sensational Gospel artiste, Piesie Esther, selling sachet water in the market, has taken social media by storm and fans have begun to ask loads of questions as to what has gone...
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...
Public Urged To Make Hand Washing A Habit
The Ledzokuku Krowor Municipal Assembly (LEKMA) has launched this year’s Global Hand washing Day at the Quaye Nungua Basic School with a call on Ghanaians to wash their hands regularly with soap to...
Measles Jab Saves 20 Million Young Lives
Measles jab saves more than 20 million young lives in 15 years, but hundreds of children still die of the disease every day, United Nations health agencies report has revealed. According to the...
Cholera Outbreak In Cape Coast
The Central Regional capital, Cape Coast is a fishing port and one of the most historical cities in Ghana, founded by the people of Oguaa and is situated on its south to the Gulf of Guinea. According...
Madaya, Syria, Where Children Resort To Suicide
Dozens have starved to death in beseiged Madaya The town of Madaya in Syria has been under siege for more than a year. Cut off from regular supplies of food, medical supplies and electricity, many of...
A Look At Cape Coast’s Cholera Outbreak
The Central Regional capital, Cape Coast is a fishing port and one of the most historical cities in Ghana, founded by the people of Oguaa and is situated on its south to the Gulf of Guinea. According...
Documentary On Cholera Outbreak In Cape Coast
The Central Regional capital, Cape Coast is a fishing port and one of the most historical cities in Ghana, founded by the people of Oguaa and is situated on its south to the Gulf of Guinea. According...
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...
Accra Graves To Be Recycled
In the wake of overcrowding in our public cemeteries and the scarcity of land in Accra for the creation of new ones, the Metro Public Health Department (MPHD) of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA)...
Hospitals In Ghana On High Alert Amid Cholera Outbreak In Cape Coast
The Ministry of Health has directed all districts and regional hospitals across the country to be on high alert and set up isolation centres following the outbreak of cholera in Cape Coast in the...
157 Cases Recorded
The Ministry of Health has confirmed that 157 cholera cases have been reported in the Central regional capital, Cape Coast. Addressing the media in Accra on Wednesday, the Director of Public Health,...
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
Poor Sanitation and River Pollution, the Most Threatening Environmental Problems in Ghana. *Photo by Ronny at Anyinam Brim river in the Eastern region* Poor sanitation and river body pollution are...
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...
Lordina Trumpets Husband’s Achievements In Health Sector
The First Lady Lordina Mahama has called on chiefs, elders and community leaders to support the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Integration monthly in the National sanitation day clean up...
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...