General News of Sunday, 28 August 2016Source: GNAPolitical parties urged to prioritise sanitation issuesThe President participating in the national sanitation exerciseMs Antoinette Shor-Anyawoe, the Acting Country Director of WaterAid Ghana, has encouraged political parties to integrate Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) issues in their manifestoes and discuss same on their political platforms. This, she said, was necessary to create awareness of WASH issues during the 2016 general election and awaken key stakeholders to take concrete actions. She said often times political parties saw sanitation issues as merely constructing toilet facilities and providing water but it moves beyond that to sustainability to ensure the amenities served for a long term. Mr Enoch Cudjoe, the Acting Policy Manager of WaterAid Ghana, said there was the need for communities and political parties to scale up the support now and after the elections. He thus called for the necessary by-laws to be enforced to shape both political parties and communities as far as sanitation and health issues are concerned.

Source: GhanaWeb August 28, 2016 06:00 UTC