Let Change Our Attitude Towards Sanitation

It is very appalling when we create messes and we end up been the victims at pale to the mess we create. Apparently the truth behind all this is the outcome of the plastic waste and other waste product that litters around the environment.

There is a need to re-echo the necessity for attitudinal change towards sanitation in Ghana. Waste managed is a shared responsibility and citizens must be willing to assume responsibility for their immediate surroundings.

Is an obligation for every citizen to part-take in the National Sanitation Day exercise which is normally been held collectively.The national sanitation day exercise was instituted in November last year by the ministry of local government and rural development as a mechanism for attitudinal change towards sanitation in Ghana.

On the first Saturday of every month the ministry with support from Zoomlion Ghana Ltd embarks on a clean-up exercise and public education campaign. A designated region hosts the exercise and its residents are educated on proper waste management practices.

The 9th edition which was held in Cape coast the central regional capital, the minister for local government and his deputy as well as the regional minister engage members of the community in the exercise.

Zoom lion Ghana Ltd which is noted for its contribution to the sanitation day campaign was also on hand to assist with logistics as well as personnel.

The exercise seems to have gained some popularity with time as more Ghanaians are willing to participate now more than before. The press after the exercise for increased behavioural change to ensure the success of the campaign.

The exercise was to rescue the area from the rampaging cholera disease which had bedevilled the town in recent times. The sections observed, was how filth have piled up in a densely populated area with its accompanying health hazards was heart-breaking.

He highlighted the need for intensified public education as well as provision of logistics to ensure a sustainable waste management culture. Furthermore, he urged community members to take responsibility of their immediate environments stressing that waste management is a shared responsibility.

Poor sanitation practices continue to militate against efforts at sustainable development and an all-inclusive approach to ridding the country of filth is essential for socioeconomic development.

Source: Pentigh.com