AMA announces August National Sanitation Day exercise, orders temporary closure of businesses

"The exercise will take place across all sub-metros, electoral areas, markets, lorry parks, communities, business districts and other public spaces within the metropolis as part of the Assembly's sustained efforts to improve environmental sanitation, protect public health, prevent flooding and promote collective responsibility for keeping Accra clean."The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has announced that the August edition of the National Sanitation Day clean-up exercise will take place on Saturday, August 1, from 6:00 a.

The Assembly reaffirmed its commitment to creating a cleaner and more sustainable city, urging the public to view the National Sanitation Day exercise as a civic responsibility that contributes to improved public health, environmental protection and flood prevention.