By: Nelson Kofi Akatey The mandate of the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources to rid our towns and cities of filth is taking positive direction. The once unsavory garbage and refuse dumpsite at Mallam, a suburb in Accra which was a great threat to human life and public health is now a thing of […]
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Hon. Joseph Kofi Adda’s Welcome Address at the National Sanitation Launch on November 13, 2017
It is indeed a great honour for me to stand before this august gathering today, to undertake the simple task of welcoming you to this very important function and also to express my Ministry’s gratitude to you for taking the time to attend the launch of the National Sanitation Campaign. Ordinarily, this should be a […]
The launch of the National Sanitation Campaign: a shared and collective responsibility
By: Nelson Kofi Akatey The National Sanitation Campaign to rid the country of filth was officially launched on November 13, 2017 by the President H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo at a colourful ceremony at the Banquet Hall of the State House amid pomp and pageantry. The sanitation campaign under the auspices of the ministry […]
Advisory Board for Community Water and Sanitation Agency inaugurated
A nine member board for the Community Water and Sanitation Agency of the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources was inaugurated on December 28,2017 by the Sector Minister Hon. Joseph Kofi Adda charged with the responsibility to develop strategies to make the Community Water and Sanitation Agency one of the most efficient and productive in […]
Minister inauguration of a fourteen (14) member board for Water Resources Commission
The highlight of the programme of activities at the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources for the week was the inauguration of a fourteen (14) member board for the Water Resources Commission by the Sector Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Hon Joseph Kofi Adda (MP). The reconstituted board is under the chairmanship of CDR […]
Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources launches scheme for private sector actors
The Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources has launched a $225,000 award scheme to reward private sector actors who will support finalists in a National Sanitation Challenge programme to successfully implement their liquid waste management strategy proposals. The National Sanitation Challenge is a competition among metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) requiring them to design […]
Gov’t to develop -3 year strategic plan for water, sanitation – Adda
Joseph Kofi Adda, Sanitation and Water Resources Minister, has disclosed that Government will in the coming days develop a three-year strategic plan for the water and sanitation sector. This, he assured, would help Ghana effectively manage waste, and also go a long way to improve the water situation. The issue of collection, management, and disposal […]
Ghana launches dedicated Ministry for Sanitation and Water Resources
Water and sanitation services are finally set to get the attention they deserve. The new government of Ghana has taken an important step to prioritise the water and sanitation sector. Presenting the second batch of 12-ministerial appointees on 11 January 2017, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced the new Ministry for Sanitation and Water Resources […]