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President Akufo-Addo Signs Presidential Compact on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene ACCRA, Aug. 28, 2024 – The President of the Republic of Ghana, H. E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, today signed a historic Presidential Compact on Water and Sanitation, as part of the government’s commitment to improving public health, increasing climate resilience and ensuring that hard […]

HOMOWO CLEANUP EXERCISE BEGINS

              Nii Ga, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, has collaborated with the Greater Accra Coordinating Council, Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources (MSWR), Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), Ministry of Local Government, Decentralization and Rural Development, Zoomlion and Others to begin a massive cleanup exercise in […]

Sustainable Faecal Sludge Management (SFSM) project

The Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources is implementing the Sustainable Faecal Sludge Management (SFSM) project with support from the African Water Facility (AWF) of the African Development Bank (AfDB), The project seeks to achieve improved health and quality of life of the urban dwellers in un-sewered areas of Ghana through increased access to sustainable […]

MSWR DISTRIBUTES SANITATION EQUIPMENT TO MMAs IN ACCRA

The Minister Designate of the Ministry Of Sanitation and Water Resources (MSWR) Hon. Lydia Seyram Alhassan, has handed over Waste Management Equipment to beneficiary Metropolitan and Municipal Assemblies (MMAs) under the Greater Accra Sustainable Sanitation and Livelihood Improvement Project (GASSLIP) and also three Mini Buses to the Three Schools of Hygiene in Ghana. Greater Accra […]

MOLE XXIV CONFERENCE OPENED

The Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Hon. Dr. Freda Akosua Prempeh has opened the 34th Mole Conference in Jirapa in the Upper West Region. This year’s Conference which is organized by the Coalition of NGOs in WASH (CONIWAS) was on the theme: ‘Building Inclusive and Resilient Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Systems to Reach […]

NEW $100M WASH STRATEGY LAUNCHED IN GHANA

  The Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Hon. Freda Akosua Prempeh together with the United States Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Virginia Palmer, have launched the U.S. Global Water Strategy High Priority Country Plan for Ghana. The plan by USAID which will invest approximately $100 million in Ghana’s Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Sector over […]

DR. FREDA PREMPAH PAYS A COURTESY CALL ON OTUMFUO OSEI TUTU II

The Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Hon. Dr. Freda Akosua Prempeh has paid a courtesy call on Ashantihene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, at his palace in the Ashanti Region. Dr. Freda Prempeh used the occasion to formerly introduce herself as the new Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources and also discuss challenges with the […]