Ghana has been ranked the 7th dirtiest country in the world according to a new report. The sad thing is we failed to climb to the first position considering the amount of filth piled up in the country.
In last year’s global sanitation report, Ghana was ranked 10th worst country in the globe. Sadly, the government and citizens could not do anything to improve the situation, thereby slipping 3 positions further to take the 7th position.
According to Graphic Online, The Joint Monitoring Programme report, “Progress on Sanitation and Drinking Water: 2015 Update and MDG Assessment,” a collaborative effort between the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund, says that the challenge to access improved sanitation is starker in Ghana, “which has slipped even further amongst the worst performing countries, now ranked 7th worst globally.”
The report also indicated that while about 7,500 children die annually from diarrhea which is linked to unsafe drinking water, and poor sanitation in Ghana, studies also show that only one in eight Ghanaians regularly wash their hands, a situation which intensifies outbreaks such as cholera – a malady which has been totally eradicated from some countries.
In an interview with Daily Graphic, Mr. David Duncan, the chief of WASH (water, sanitation, and hygyiene), said Ghana’s performance on sanitation coverage has worsened in the past year.
“At the moment there is a broad sanitation model and strategy, which definitely is rolling out and that will help dramatically but we need more investment in sanitation and the challenge is that we really need that commitment,” he said.
The product of this excessive filth was manifested when a torrential rainfall caused flood in the capital, killing several individuals.
Until we see the need to keep our various environments clean, the country will continue taking such disgraceful positions
i thought we would bring the gold home as the dirtest country in the world. Congratulations to Oko Vandapuye and all Ghanians