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Ablekuma West MP Initiates 'Toilet For All' Program - aimed at resolving Cholera Menace


In statement released today, Saturday, 20th July 2019, the member of Parliament for the Ablekuma West Constituency has reiterated her commitment to downscaling the Cholera menace in her Constituency. 

Read full statement below:

"Ablekuma West Constituency has always been cited among the most Cholera prone areas in the Greater Accra Region.  In 2014, the Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate in a report reviewed 1126 Cholera cases recorded in the region. The report revealed that 223 representing about 20% (the highest percentage) of the cases were from the Ablekuma Sub Metropolis with Dansoman and Mambrobi featuring prominently in the list of affected communities.

The high cholera prevalence  in the Ablekuma West Constituency  is attributable to poor sanitary conditions and the absence of proper and hygienic toilet facilities. Apart from the Dasnoman Estates, the sanitation situation in most parts of the Ablekuma West Constituency is terrible; many of the homes in Glefe, Gbegbeyise and surrounding communities donot have proper toilets facilities.

In tackling the the 'toilet challenge' and its attendant high cholera prevalence in the Constituency, Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has set out to ensure that people in these Cholera prone communities have access to proper toilet facilities.




In Glefe, the Member of Parliament has led the construction of a 10-seater water closet public toilet facility with a mechanized borehole. The project is expected to be completed in due course. Similar toilet projects are ongoing at the Ebenezer Secondary School in Opetekwei and Dansoman B cluster of Schools in Nasrawa. In collaboration with the GAMA program, she has also facilitated the construction of 300 household toilets in Glefe.




With more of this and the efforts of the recently created Ablekuma West Municipal Assembly, we are confident that the goal to rid the Constituency of Cholera will be achieved."

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