Immediate action is needed to improve sanitation in order to curb the threatening outbreak of Cholera in the Ada West and East communities of the Greater Accra Region, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) technical specialist at World Vision-Ghana, Yaw Attah Arhin, has indicated.
According to him, the recent cholera outbreaks in Ada highlighted the critical need for an urgent intervention to improve sanitation and provide proper toilet facilities essential to break the cycle of contamination and prevent future outbreak and spread of the disease in the area.
During an appraisal visit on Monday by a team from the World Vision-Ghana and Ghana WASH Journalists Network (GW-JN) to assess the situation and evaluate the availability and condition of toilet facilities and sanitation systems, Mr Arhin was unimpressed about the sanitation and hygiene conditions in most of the communities visited, calling for a multi-stakeholder approach in finding lasting solution to the health crisis.
The visit was also in tandem with the observation of World Toilet Day yesterday, November 20, which among other things highlighted the critical link between sanitation and public health, and raising awareness about the global sanitation crisis and the need for safe and sustainable sanitation systems for everyone with focus on the Ada communities.
