ENVIRONMENT

Nabdam on course to eliminating open defecation - DCE
Nabdam in the Upper East Region is on course to eliminating open defecation and improve environmental sanitation.

Date Created : 7/1/2019 4:30:05 AM : Story Author : Ghanadistricts.com

The assembly through its Environmental workers managed to conscientize its citizens to use local materials to construct toilet facilities in their homes and other vantage places, a development that has yielded positive result in the fight against open defecation, District Chief Executive, Agnes Anamoo has said.

According to her, this has propelled the Assembly from its initial abysmal grading of being the last but one in the fight against open defecation in the region to the third best performing district in the recent assessment on open defecation.

She noted that because the materials being used in putting up the toilet facilities are easy to get, and the construction does not require money, people have embraced it and is catching up well with them. This she hopes will ensue the district gets out of the woes of open defecation in the nearest future.