The Ghana Coalition of NGOs in Health is calling on the newly elected government to include the fight against illegal mining (Galamsey) in its resetting Ghana agenda.
Among other recommendations, it wants the yet to be sworn in government to consider halting all galamsey and illegal mining activities from January to June to serve as a recovery period.
In an interview with Connect News during its 18th Annual Civil Society Health Forum at Akroma Plaza Hotel on Thursday, 19th December 2024, the National Chairman of the GCNH, Bright Amissah-Nyarkoh, highlighted some adverse effects illegal mining activities are having on residents in mining communities.
According to him, one of the major effects is the contamination of most of the water bodies across the country and called on the newly elected Mahama led administration to make it a priority to end the menace while recommending possible solutions. "The government should create room for recovery.