The Catholic Relief Services (CRS) has constructed limited mechanized water system for three selected health care facilities in the Nabdam and Talensi districts.
The solar connected projects that has it funding support from Water Access Now, a US-based charity organization, cost $75,000 United States dollars aimed at ending water challenges at the various health facilities.
The beneficiary Health facilities include Nangodi and Zanlerigu Health Centers in the Nabdam District and Gbani CHPS compound in Talensi District.
Speaking to the media at the handing over ceremony in the Nabdam District, the Country representative of the Catholic Relief Services Ghana, Daniel Mumuni noted that accessible clean water in most health facilities across the country is a problem especially in the rural communities hence the need to support these facilities with the water system to have quality health care delivery.
“As we all know Water access is a huge problem in most parts of the world particularly Ghana either in the urban center or the rural center and even more grave in rural communities. So we prioritize this project in some rural communities to ensure that as many health facilities as possible can have a access to portable water right at their door steps.
This is important for disease infection prevention and control, you walk into many health care facilities and there’s no single drop of water in maternity ward and other ward for patients. So through this facility patients can now have access to water in the health facility and health care practitioners can have water to be able to clean and sanitize this health care facilities for hygiene proposes”
The deputy Minister for sanitation and water resources Issahaku Chinnia Amidu who was a special guest of honor at the handing over ceremony at the Nangodi Health Center commended the Catholic Relief Services for their involvement in addressing the accessibility of water in the country.
He said “which government is committed to meeting the universal water coverage by 2030 in line with the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, this commitment has been stated in government’s bold ‘Water for All Agenda.”
Appreciating the support, the in charge of the Nangodi Health Center, Avulsure Maxwell said the support which came at the right time will help to improve quality health care delivery in the facility, and also pledge to put the water system into good used.
Source: A1Radioonline.Com|101.1MHZ| David Azure| Ghana
