Mr. Isaiah Kudjoe Dordoe, the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Nkwanta North in the Oti Region, says the government’s National Sanitation Day communal clean-up exercise has contributed significantly to reducing typhoid and other sanitation-related illnesses in the District.
He said sustained community participation in the exercise, coupled with improved environmental hygiene practices, was helping to create a cleaner and healthier environment for residents.
Mr. Dordoe made the observation during a National Sanitation Day communal clean-up exercise held at Kpassa, the District capital.
He commended residents, traditional authorities, stakeholders and security agencies for their continued support and active participation in the exercise, saying their collaboration was essential to achieving the objectives of the initiative.
The DCE urged residents to make environmental cleanliness a daily responsibility rather than limiting sanitation activities to designated National Sanitation Day exercises.
“Cleanliness must become part of our daily lives. We should not wait for government to announce a particular day before cleaning our surroundings,” he said.
Mr. Dordoe said the Assembly would continue to work with relevant stakeholders to promote responsible sanitation practices and ensure that communities maintained clean and healthy surroundings.
Mr. Nsoh Kojo, the District Environmental Health Analyst, also described the initiative as laudable, saying it had contributed to making the work of Environmental Health Officers more effective.
He said regular communal clean-up exercises helped to address environmental conditions that could contribute to the spread of diseases and improve general public health.
Mr. Nsoh urged residents, particularly those in the Oti Region, to actively participate in the National Sanitation Day exercises and sustain the practice beyond the designated clean-up days.
He said collective responsibility and consistent adherence to proper sanitation practices were critical to achieving a cleaner, healthier and more sustainable environment.
GNA
