A Social Policy Specialist of UNICEF, Charles Dzradosi, has announced that the World Bank is set to withdraw its grant support on water and sanitation to the African country, as Ghana had not shown any true political will to deal with sanitation problems in the country, for some years now.
Dzradosi said this at the Brong-Ahafo Regional launch of the 2016 Ghana District Table (DLT) in Sunyani.
A simple ranking tool, the DLT, shows national progress towards delivering growth across the country's 216 districts.
Dzradosi said the bank failed to understand why open defecation must still persist in the country in spite of its continuous support to abolish the unhygienic practice.
He noted that the World Bank was also not happy that many people in Ghana continued to lack access to basic sanitary facilities, especially household toilets.
He added that a directive was needed from the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development to push metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) to tackle the issue of sanitation more proactively.
Dzradosi said this at the Brong-Ahafo Regional launch of the 2016 Ghana District Table (DLT) in Sunyani.
A simple ranking tool, the DLT, shows national progress towards delivering growth across the country's 216 districts.
Dzradosi said the bank failed to understand why open defecation must still persist in the country in spite of its continuous support to abolish the unhygienic practice.
He noted that the World Bank was also not happy that many people in Ghana continued to lack access to basic sanitary facilities, especially household toilets.
He added that a directive was needed from the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development to push metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) to tackle the issue of sanitation more proactively.